2 Samuel 18:31:62 Sam.18.31.W6TAB
יִתְבַּשֵּׂ֣ר
yitbebasser
“let {it} be reported as good news or may {you} receive good news”
- Transliteration
- yit-be-bas-SER
- Extended
- yihteh-bah-bas-SEHR
- IPA
- /jit.bəvasˈsɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- let {it} be reported as good news or may {you} receive good news
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yit-be-bas-SER
- phraseyour reading level
yit-be-bas-SER a-do-NI
- clause
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
- 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 Hithpael form yitbasher {יִתְבַּשֵּׂר | yitbaşšēr} functions as a performative jussive, announcing the forthcoming message.
Root and etymology
s-rshin, resh
“prince, leader”
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 18:31:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 18:31, so the Hebrew word יִתְבַּשֵּׂ֣ר (yitbebasser) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.31.W6.S1) and character.