2 Samuel 18:15:32 Sam.18.15.W3TAB
נְעָרִ֔ים
nearim
“young men”
- Transliteration
- ne-a-RIM
- Extended
- neh-aa-REEM
- IPA
- /nəʕaːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- young men
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ne-a-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
a-sa-RA ne-a-RIM
- clause
va-ya-SO-bu a-sa-RA ne-a-RIM no-se-E ke-LE yo-AV
- sentence
va-ya-SO-bu a-sa-RA ne-a-RIM no-se-E ke-LE yo-AV va-yak-KU et-av-sha-LOM va-ye-mi-TU-hu
Exegesis
The numeral asarah {עֲשָׂרָה | ʿăsārāh} and noun ne'arim {נְעָרִים | nə‘ārîm} form the subject group.
Root and etymology
Rootn-‘-r
“youth, young person”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:15
Then ten young men , the armor-bearers of Joab, surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 18:15, so the Hebrew word נְעָרִ֔ים (nearim) 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.18.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.15.W3.S1) and character.