2 Samuel 18:19:112 Sam.18.19.W11TAB
אֹיְבָֽיו׃
oyevav
“his enemies”
- Transliteration
- o-ye-VAV
- Extended
- oh-yeh-VAAV
- IPA
- /ʔoːjəˈvaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his enemies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
o-ye-VAV
- phraseyour reading level
mi-YAD o-ye-VAV
- clause
KI-she-fa-TO ye-ho-VAH mi-YAD o-ye-VAV
- 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
Exegesis
A causal clause introduced by ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for/because’ precedes the verb shafato {שְׁפָטוֹ | še-pha-ṯô} ‘has vindicated him’, followed by miyad oyvav {מִיַּד אֹיְבָיו | mî-yad ’ô-yə-bāv} ‘from the hand of his enemies’, a Hebrew word order that foregrounds divine action, which English renders with a direct cause-effect sequence.
Root and etymology
’-y-baleph–yod–bet
“enemy”
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 18:19:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 18:19, so the Hebrew word אֹיְבָֽיו׃ (oyevav) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.19.W11.S1) and character.