2 Samuel 17:20:32 Sam.17.20.W3TAB
אַבְשָׁל֨וֹם
avshalom
“Absalom”
- Transliteration
- av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- ahv-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ʔavʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
av-sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-BO-u av-DE av-sha-LOM el-ha-i-SHA
- clause
va-ya-BO-u av-DE av-sha-LOM el-ha-i-SHA ha-BAI-ta va-yo-me-RU a-YE a-khi-ma-ATS vi-yo-na-TAN va-to-MER la-HEM ha-i-SHA av-RU mi-KHAL ha-MA-yim
- sentence
va-ya-BO-u av-DE av-sha-LOM el-ha-i-SHA ha-BAI-ta va-yo-me-RU a-YE a-khi-ma-ATS vi-yo-na-TAN va-to-MER la-HEM ha-i-SHA av-RU mi-KHAL ha-MA-yim va-ye-vak-SHU ve-LO ma-tsa-U va-ya-SHU-vu ye-ru-sha-LA-im
Exegesis
The construct ʾavdē ʾAbšālōm {עַבְדֵי אַבְשָׁלוֹם | ʾavdē ʾăbšālōm} ‘servants of Absalom’ marks possession, while habbaytāh {הַבַּיְתָה | habbaytāh} ‘to the house’ uses the directional he to signal movement.
Root and etymology
ש־ל־ם
“peace, completeness”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:20
And the servants of Absalom came to the woman at the house and said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman said to them, “They have crossed over the water.” They searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 17:20, so the Hebrew word אַבְשָׁל֨וֹם (avshalom) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.17.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.20.W3.S1) and character.