2 Samuel 18:10:92 Sam.18.10.W9TAB
אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם
etavshalom
“{direct object} Absalom”
- Transliteration
- ET-av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- EET-ahv-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.ʔavʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} Absalom
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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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
ET-av-sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
ra-I-TI ET-av-sha-LOM
- clause
va-yo-MER hi-NE ra-I-TI ET-av-sha-LOM ta-LUI ba-E-la
- sentence
va-YAR ISH e-KHAD va-yag-GED le-yo-AV va-yo-MER hi-NE ra-I-TI ET-av-sha-LOM ta-LUI ba-E-la
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ-} marks Avshalom {אַבְשָׁלוֹם} as the definite object.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:10
And a certain man saw and told Joab, and he said, “Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in the oak tree .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 18:10, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם (etavshalom) 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.18.10.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.10.W9.S1) and character.