2 Samuel 17:23:122 Sam.17.23.W12TAB
אֶל־עִיר֔וֹ
eliro
“to his city”
- Transliteration
- el-i-RO
- Extended
- ehl-ih-ROH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʕiːˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his city
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
el-i-RO
- 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 direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ’et} before haḥamor {הַחֲמו֗וֹר | ha·ḥă·môr} specifies the donkey, while the paired prepositional phrases el beito {אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ | ’el bē·ṯō} and el iro {אֶל־עִירוֹ | ’el ‘î·rō} emphasize his return path.
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 17:23:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 17:23, so the Hebrew word אֶל־עִיר֔וֹ (eliro) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.23.W12.S1) and character.