2 Samuel 18:16:102 Sam.18.16.W10TAB
יוֹאָ֖ב
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
ki-KHA-sakh yo-AV
- clause
ki-KHA-sakh yo-AV et-ha-AM
- sentence
va-yit-KA yo-AV ba-sho-FAR va-ya-SHAV ha-AM mir-DOF a-kha-RE yis-ra-EL ki-KHA-sakh yo-AV et-ha-AM
Exegesis
The repetition of yōʼāḇ {יוֹאָב | yōʼāḇ} foregrounds his leadership role.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:16
Then Joab blew the trumpet , and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained the people.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 18:16, so the Hebrew word יוֹאָ֖ב (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.18.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.16.W10.S1) and character.