2 Samuel 18:17:22 Sam.18.17.W2TAB
אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֹ֗ום
etavshalom
“{direct object marker} Absalom”
- Transliteration
- et-AV-sha-LOM
- Extended
- eht-AV-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔav.ʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} 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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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-yik-KHU et-AV-sha-LOM
- clause
va-yik-KHU et-AV-sha-LOM va-yash-li-KHU-hu ba-YA-ar el-ha-PA-khat ha-ga-DOL
- sentence
va-yik-KHU et-AV-sha-LOM va-yash-li-KHU-hu ba-YA-ar el-ha-PA-khat ha-ga-DOL va-yat-si-VU a-LAV gal-a-va-NIM ga-DOL me-OD ve-khol-yis-ra-EL na-SU ISH le-o-ha-LAV
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} identifies Absalom {אַבְשָׁלוֹם | ʾav-šā·lōm} as the object.
Root and etymology
sh-l-msh-l-m
“peace, completeness”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:17
And they took Absalom and threw him into the great pit in the forest, and they set up over him a very large heap of stones. Then all Israel fled, each man to his tent .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 18:17, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֹ֗ום (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.18.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.17.W2.S1) and character.