2 Samuel 17:6:132 Sam.17.6.W13TAB
אֶת־דְּבָר֑וֹ
etdevaro
“the word of him or his matter”
- Transliteration
- et-de-va-RO
- Extended
- eht-deh-vah-ROH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.dəvaːˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the word of him or his matter
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 | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
et-de-va-RO
- clause
va-ya-VO khu-SHAI el-av-sha-LOM va-yo-MER av-sha-LOM e-LAV le-MOR ka-da-VAR ha-ZE di-BER a-khi-TO-fel ha-na-a-SE et-de-va-RO
- sentence
va-ya-VO khu-SHAI el-av-sha-LOM va-yo-MER av-sha-LOM e-LAV le-MOR ka-da-VAR ha-ZE di-BER a-khi-TO-fel ha-na-a-SE et-de-va-RO im-A-yin a-TA da-BER
Exegesis
The demonstrative ha-zeh {הַזֶּה | ha-zeh} ‘this’ in kadavar ha-zeh diber {כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה דִּבֶּר | ka-ḏā-ḇar ha-zeh dib-bēr} specifies the counsel under review.
dabber {אִם־אַיִן … דַבֵּר | ʾim-ʾayin … dab-bēr} sets up an alternative and calls for Hushai’s response.
The direct-object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} highlights the personal nature of the counsel. English maintains the binary question structure to reflect the rhetorical pacing of the original.
Root and etymology
d-b-r
“word, matter”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:6
And Hushai came to Absalom, and Absalom said to him, “As Ahithophel has spoken this word , shall we act upon it? If not, you speak.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:6:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 17:6, so the Hebrew word אֶת־דְּבָר֑וֹ (etdevaro) 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.17.6.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.6.W13.S1) and character.