2 Samuel 18:31:22 Sam.18.31.W2TAB

הַכּוּשִׁ֖י

hakushi

the Cushite

Transliteration
ha-KU-shi
Extended
hah-KOO-shee
IPA
/hak.kuːˈʃiː/

Meaning by language

English
the Cushite

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַ + כּוּ + שִׁ֖י
ha + ku + shi
hakushi

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-KU-shi

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-hin-NE ha-KU-shi

  3. clause

    ve-hin-NE ha-KU-shi BA

  4. sentence

    ve-hin-NE ha-KU-shi BA va-yo-MER ha-KU-shi yit-be-bas-SER a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh ki-she-FAT-kha ye-ho-VAH ha-YOM mi-YAD kal-ha-ka-MIM a-LE-kha

Exegesis

The noun ha-kushi {הַכּוּשִׁי | ha-kûšî} appears twice to identify the messenger, first as subject of ba {בָּא | bâ} ‘came’ and then as the speaker in the clause introduced by wayyomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said.’

Root and etymology

Rootqof-vav-shin

one of Cush

In context2 Samuel 18:31

And behold, the Cushite came and said, “Let there be good news for my lord the king, for the LORD has delivered you today from the hand of all those who rose up against you.”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 18:31:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 18:31, so the Hebrew word הַכּוּשִׁ֖י (hakushi) 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.18.31.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.31.W2.S1) and character.