2 Samuel 18:15:62 Sam.18.15.W6TAB
יוֹאָ֑ב
yoav
“Joab”
- Transliteration
- yo-AV
- Extended
- yoh-AAV
- IPA
- /joːˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Joab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
yo-AV
- 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.
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 18:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 18:15, so the Hebrew word יוֹאָ֑ב (yoav) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.15.W6.S1) and character.