2 Samuel 18:15:82 Sam.18.15.W8TAB
אֶת־אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם
etavshalom
“Absalom”
- Transliteration
- et-av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- eht-ahv-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔav.ʃaːˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-av-sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yak-KU et-av-sha-LOM
- clause
va-yak-KU et-av-sha-LOM va-ye-mi-TU-hu
- 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 particle et {אֶת־ | ’et} marks Absalom {אַבְשָׁלוֹם | ’ăḇšālôm} as the direct object.
Root and etymology
sh-l-msh-l-m
“peace, completeness”
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 18:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 18:15, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם (etavshalom) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.15.W8.S1) and character.