2 Samuel 17:5:62 Sam.17.5.W6TAB
לְחוּשַׁ֣י
lekhushai
“to Hushai”
- Transliteration
- le-khu-SHAI
- Extended
- leh-khoo-SHAI
- IPA
- /ləħuˈʃaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Hushai
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-khu-SHAI
- phraseyour reading level
le-khu-SHAI ha-ar-KI
- clause
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM ke-RA NA GAM le-khu-SHAI ha-ar-KI
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM ke-RA NA GAM le-khu-SHAI ha-ar-KI ve-nish-me-A ma-be-FIV gam-HU
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lə-ḵūšay hā-ʾārqî {לְחוּשַׁי הָאַרְכִּ֑י | lə-ḵūšay hā-ʾārqî} identifies the Archite envoy.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:5
And Absalom said, “Call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what is in his mouth.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 17:5, so the Hebrew word לְחוּשַׁ֣י (lekhushai) 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.17.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.5.W6.S1) and character.