2 Samuel 18:12:192 Sam.18.12.W19TAB

וְאֶת־אֲבִישַׁ֙י

veetavishai

and Abishai

Transliteration
ve-et-a-vi-SHAI
Extended
veh-EHT-ah-vee-SHAI
IPA
/vəʔɛt.ʔăviˈʃaj/

Meaning by language

English
and Abishai

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + אֶת + אֲ + בִי + שַׁ֙י
ve + et + a + vi + shai
veetavishai

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-et-a-vi-SHAI

  2. clause

    ve-et-a-vi-SHAI ve-et-i-TAI le-MOR shim-RU-mi ba-NA-ar be-av-sha-LOM

  3. sentence

    va-YO-mer ha-ISH el-YO-av ve-LO ve-LU a-no-KHI sho-KEL al-KA-pai E-lef KE-sef lo-esh-LAKH ya-DI el-BEN-ha-ME-lekh KI be-oz-NE-nu tsi-VA ha-ME-lekh ot-KHA ve-et-a-vi-SHAI ve-et-i-TAI le-MOR shim-RU-mi ba-NA-ar be-av-sha-LOM

In context2 Samuel 18:12

And the man said to Joab, “Even if I were weighing a thousand shekels of silver in my palms, I would not lay my hand against the king ’s son, for we heard the king command you, Abishai, and Ittai, saying, ‘Protect the young man Absalom.’”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 18:12:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of 2 Samuel 18:12, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־אֲבִישַׁ֙י (veetavishai) 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.18.12.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.12.W19.S1) and character.