2 Samuel 18:21:112 Sam.18.21.W11TAB
לְיוֹאָ֖ב
leyoav
“to Joab”
- Transliteration
- le-yo-AV
- Extended
- leh-yoh-AV
- IPA
- /ləjoːˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Joab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-yo-AV
- clause
va-yish-ta-KHU ku-SHI le-yo-AV va-YA-rats
- sentence
va-YO-mer yo-AV la-ku-SHI LEKH ha-GED la-ME-lekh a-SHER ra-I-ta va-yish-ta-KHU ku-SHI le-yo-AV va-YA-rats
In context — 2 Samuel 18:21
And Joab said to the Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen.” And the Cushite bowed down to Joab and ran.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 18:21, so the Hebrew word לְיוֹאָ֖ב (leyoav) 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.18.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.21.W11.S1) and character.