2 Samuel 17:27:22 Sam.17.27.W2TAB
כְּב֥וֹא
kevo
“when came or as coming”
- Transliteration
- ke-VO
- Extended
- keh-VOH
- IPA
- /kəˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when came or as coming
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-VO
- phraseyour reading level
ke-VO da-VID
- clause
va-ye-HI ke-VO da-VID ma-kha-NAI-ma
- sentence
va-ye-HI ke-VO da-VID ma-kha-NAI-ma ve-sho-VI ven-na-KHASH me-rab-BAT be-NE-a-MON u-ma-KHIR ben-a-mi-EL mil-LO de-VAR u-var-zi-LAI ha-gil-a-DI me-rog-LIM
Exegesis
The infinitive construct kevo {כְּב֥וֹא | kə-ḇōʾ} functions temporally, marking the occasion of David’s approach.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:27
And it happened when David came to Mahanaim , that Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and Makir son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim were there.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 17:27, so the Hebrew word כְּב֥וֹא (kevo) 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.17.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.27.W2.S1) and character.