2 Samuel 17:23:12 Sam.17.23.W1TAB
וַאֲחִיתֹ֣פֶל
vaakhitofel
“and Ahithophel”
- Transliteration
- va-a-khi-TO-fel
- Extended
- vah-ah-khih-TOH-fehl
- IPA
- /vaʔaħiˈt̪oːfɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Ahithophel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-a-khi-TO-fel
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-khi-TO-fel ra-A
- clause
va-a-khi-TO-fel ra-A KI LO ne-e-se-TA a-tsa-TO va-ya-kha-VOSH ET-ha-kha-MOR va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH el-be-TO el-i-RO va-ye-TSAV el-be-TO va-ye-kha-NAK
- sentence
va-a-khi-TO-fel ra-A KI LO ne-e-se-TA a-tsa-TO va-ya-kha-VOSH ET-ha-kha-MOR va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH el-be-TO el-i-RO va-ye-TSAV el-be-TO va-ye-kha-NAK va-ya-MAT va-yik-ka-VER be-KE-ver a-VIV
Exegesis
The verse opens with a Vav-consecutive narrative sequence introduced by va’achitophel {וַאֲחִיתֹ֣פֶל | wă·’ǎ·ḥî·ṯō·p̄el}, marking the progression of events.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:23
And Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, so he saddled the donkey, returned to his house in his city, gave orders to his household , hanged himself, died, and was buried in the grave of his father.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 17:23, so the Hebrew word וַאֲחִיתֹ֣פֶל (vaakhitofel) 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.17.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.23.W1.S1) and character.