2 Samuel 18:29:52 Sam.18.29.W5TAB
לְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ום
leavshalom
“for Absalom”
- Transliteration
- le-av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- leh-ahv-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ləʔav.ʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-av-sha-LOM
- clause
va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh sha-LOM la-NA-ar le-av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh sha-LOM la-NA-ar le-av-sha-LOM va-yo-MER a-khi-MA-ats ra-I-ti he-ha-MON ha-ga-DOL li-shlo-AKH ET-E-ved ha-ME-lekh yo-AV ve-ET-av-DE-kha ve-LO ya-DA-ti MA
Exegesis
The double prepositional sequence la-naar le-Avshalom {לַנַּעַר לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם | la-na‛ar le-Avšālôm} functions as a single indirect object “to the young man Absalom.”
Root and etymology
š-l-m
“peace, completeness”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:29
And the king said, “Is it well with the young man Absalom ?” And Ahimaaz answered, “When Joab sent the king’s servant and me, your servant, I saw a great crowd , but I did not know what it was.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:29:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 18:29, so the Hebrew word לְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ום (leavshalom) 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.18.29.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.29.W5.S1) and character.