2 Samuel 17:26:32 Sam.17.26.W3TAB
וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם
veavshalom
“and Absalom”
- Transliteration
- ve-av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- veh-ahv-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /vəʔav.ʃaːˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-yi-KHAN yis-ra-EL ve-av-sha-LOM E-rets ha-gil-AD
Exegesis
The coordination of the subjects Yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yišraʾēl} ‘Israel’ and wə-ʾavšălōm {וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם | wə-ʾavšălōm} ‘and Absalom’ underscores their unified force.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:26
Then Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 17:26, so the Hebrew word וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם (veavshalom) 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.17.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.26.W3.S1) and character.