2 Samuel 17:24:62 Sam.17.24.W6TAB
אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן
ethayarden
“{direct object marker} the Jordan”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-yar-DEN
- Extended
- EET-hah-yahr-DEN
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.haj.jarˈdeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} the Jordan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-ha-yar-DEN
- clause
ve-av-sha-LOM a-VAR ET-ha-yar-DEN HU ve-khol-ISH yis-ra-EL i-MO
- sentence
ve-da-VID BA ma-kha-na-YI-ma ve-av-sha-LOM a-VAR ET-ha-yar-DEN HU ve-khol-ISH yis-ra-EL i-MO
Exegesis
A parallel vav-coordination in ve-abshalom {וְאַבְשָׁלֹם | wə-’ăḇ-šā-lōm} aligns Absalom’s movement, while the verb avar {עָבַר | ‘ā-var} takes the direct object marked by the particle et {אֶת | ’eṯ}, demonstrating transitivity.
Root and etymology
yod-resh-daletyod–resh–dalet
“to descend”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:24
And David came to Mahanaim , and Absalom crossed the Jordan, he and every man of Israel with him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 17:24, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן (ethayarden) 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.17.24.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.24.W6.S1) and character.