2 Samuel 18:29:72 Sam.18.29.W7TAB
אֲחִימַ֣עַץ
akhimaats
“Ahimaaz”
- Transliteration
- a-khi-MA-ats
- Extended
- ah-khih-MAH-ahts
- IPA
- /ʔăħiːˈmaʕats/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ahimaaz
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-khi-MA-ats
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER a-khi-MA-ats ra-I-ti he-ha-MON ha-ga-DOL
- clause
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
- 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
Root and etymology
ח־י־יchet-yod-yod
“to live, alive”
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 18:29:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 18:29, so the Hebrew word אֲחִימַ֣עַץ (akhimaats) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.29.W7.S1) and character.