2 Samuel 18:12:32 Sam.18.12.W3TAB
אֶל־יֹואָ֔ב
elyoav
“to Joab”
- Transliteration
- el-YO-av
- Extended
- ehl-YOH-aav
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.joːˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Joab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-YO-av
- clause
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
- 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 context — 2 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 18:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 18:12, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יֹואָ֔ב (elyoav) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.12.W3.S1) and character.