2 Samuel 18:22:202 Sam.18.22.W20TAB
אֵֽין־בְּשׂוֹרָ֖ה
enbesora
“there is no report”
- Transliteration
- EN-be-so-RA
- Extended
- EEN-beh-soh-RAA
- IPA
- /ʔeːn.bəsoːˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- there is no report
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EN-be-so-RA
- phraseyour reading level
u-le-KHA EN-be-so-RA
- sentence
va-yo-SEF OD a-khi-hi-MA-ats BEN-tsa-DOK va-yo-MER el-yo-AV vi-YI MA a-ru-TSA-na gam-a-NI a-kha-RE ha-ku-SHI va-yo-MER yo-AV la-MA-ze a-TA RATS be-NI u-le-KHA EN-be-so-RA mo-TSET
Exegesis
He then employs the negative existential ʾên {אֵין | ʾên} with the noun besorah {בְּשׂוֹרָה | bĕ-śō-rāh} and the participle mō-ṣê-ʾet {מֹצֵאת | mō-ṣê-ʾet} to underscore the absence of any obtainable report. This vav-consecutive sequence propels the tension between Ahimaaz’s zeal and the futility of his request.
Root and etymology
b-ś-r
“to announce, report”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:22
And Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, added again and said to Joab, “Whatever may happen, please let me also run after the Cushite .” And Joab said to him, “Why are you running, my son? You will have no reward for the news .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:22:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of 2 Samuel 18:22, so the Hebrew word אֵֽין־בְּשׂוֹרָ֖ה (enbesora) 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.18.22.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.22.W20.S1) and character.