2 Samuel 18:21:32 Sam.18.21.W3TAB
לַכּוּשִׁ֔י
lakushi
“to the Cushite”
- Transliteration
- la-ku-SHI
- Extended
- lah-koo-SHEE
- IPA
- /lak.kuːˈʃiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the Cushite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-ku-SHI
- clause
va-YO-mer yo-AV la-ku-SHI LEKH ha-GED la-ME-lekh a-SHER ra-I-ta
- 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
Root and etymology
כ-שׁ-י
“descendant of Cush, foreigner”
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 18:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 18:21, so the Hebrew word לַכּוּשִׁ֔י (lakushi) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.21.W3.S1) and character.