2 Samuel 18:19:12 Sam.18.19.W1TAB
וַאֲחִימַ֨עַץ
vaakhimaats
“and Ahimaaz”
- Transliteration
- va-a-khi-MA-ats
- Extended
- vah-ah-khih-MAH-ahts
- IPA
- /vaʔăħiːˈmaʕats/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Ahimaaz
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-a-khi-MA-ats
- clause
va-a-khi-MA-ats BEN-tsa-DOK
- sentence
va-a-khi-MA-ats BEN-tsa-DOK a-MAR a-RU-tsa NA va-a-vas-se-RA et-ha-ME-lekh KI-she-fa-TO ye-ho-VAH mi-YAD o-ye-VAV
Root and etymology
ח־י־יchet-yod-yod
“to live, alive”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:19
And Ahimaaz, son of Zadok, said, “Let me run, please, and let me bring news to the king, for the LORD has vindicated him from the hand of his enemies .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 18:19, so the Hebrew word וַאֲחִימַ֨עַץ (vaakhimaats) 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.18.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.19.W1.S1) and character.