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
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-KU-shi
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hin-NE ha-KU-shi
- clause
ve-hin-NE ha-KU-shi BA
- 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 context — 2 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.