2 Samuel 17:6:52 Sam.17.6.W5TAB
אַבְשָׁל֨וֹם
avshalom
“Absalom”
- Transliteration
- av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- av-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ʔav.ʃaːˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
av-sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER av-sha-LOM e-LAV
- 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
Root and etymology
ש־ל־ם
“peace, completeness”
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 17:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 17:6, so the Hebrew word אַבְשָׁל֨וֹם (avshalom) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.6.W5.S1) and character.