2 Samuel 18:15:52 Sam.18.15.W5TAB
כְּלֵ֣י
kele
“weapons of”
- Transliteration
- ke-LE
- Extended
- keh-LEE
- IPA
- /kəˈleː/
Meaning by language
- English
- weapons of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-LE
- phraseyour reading level
ke-LE yo-AV
- 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 construct chain nose'ei keli Yoav {נֹשְׂאֵי כֵלִי יוֹאָב | nōs’ēʼ kelî yōʼāḇ} ‘Joab’s armor-bearers’ specifies their role.
Root and etymology
Rootk-l-y
“implement, weapon”
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 18:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 18:15, so the Hebrew word כְּלֵ֣י (kele) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.15.W5.S1) and character.