2 Samuel 17:8:152 Sam.17.8.W15TAB

בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה

basade

in the field

Transliteration
ba-sa-DE
Extended
bah-sah-DEH
IPA
/bas.saːˈðɛ/

Meaning by language

English
in the field

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בַּ + שָּׂ + דֶ֑ה
ba + sa + de
basade

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Daletd as in door
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ba-sa-DE

  2. clause

    va-YO-mer khu-SHAI a-TA ya-Da-TA et-A-vi-KHA ve-et-a-na-SHAIV KI gi-bo-RIM HE-ma u-ma-RE NE-fesh HE-ma ke-DOV sha-KUL ba-sa-DE

  3. sentence

    va-YO-mer khu-SHAI a-TA ya-Da-TA et-A-vi-KHA ve-et-a-na-SHAIV KI gi-bo-RIM HE-ma u-ma-RE NE-fesh HE-ma ke-DOV sha-KUL ba-sa-DE ve-a-vi-KHA ISH mil-kha-MA ve-LO ya-LIN et-ha-AM

Exegesis

The simile ke-dov shakul basadeh {כְּדֹב שַׁכּוּל בַּשָּׂדֶה | kedōḇ šakkūl baśśā·ḏēh} employs animal imagery for ferocity.

In context2 Samuel 17:8

And Hushai said, “You know your father and his men, for they are mighty men and embittered of soul , like a bear bereaved in the field. And your father is a man of war , and he will not spend the night with the people.”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 17:8:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Samuel 17:8, so the Hebrew word בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה (basade) 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.17.8.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.8.W15.S1) and character.