2 Samuel 18:32:112 Sam.18.32.W11TAB
אֹיְבֵ֣י
oyevei
“enemies of”
- Transliteration
- o-ye-VEI
- Extended
- oh-yeh-VEE
- IPA
- /ʔoː.jəˈveː/
Meaning by language
- English
- enemies of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
o-ye-VEI
- phraseyour reading level
o-ye-VEI a-do-NI
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-KU-shi ye-hi-U kha-NA-ar o-ye-VEI a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh ve-KHOL a-sher-KA-mu a-LE-kha le-ra-A
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-ha-KU-shi ha-sha-LOM la-NA-ar le-av-sha-LOM va-YO-mer ha-KU-shi ye-hi-U kha-NA-ar o-ye-VEI a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh ve-KHOL a-sher-KA-mu a-LE-kha le-ra-A
Exegesis
The construct chain oyvei adoni hamelech {אֹיְבֵי אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʾō-yvā-yê ʾă-dō-nî ham-mé-lekh} ‘enemies of my lord the king’ tightens allegiance and hostility, and the relative clause asher kamu aleikha leraʿah {אֲשֶׁר קָמוּ עָלֶיךָ לְרָעָה | ʾă-šer kā-mū ʿā-lē-khā lə-rā-ʿāh} specifies hostile intent, guiding the English to preserve the sequence and emphasis.
Root and etymology
ʾ-y-b
“to be hostile, enemy”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:32
And the king said to the Cushite, “Is it well with the young man, with Absalom?” And the Cushite said, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up against you for evil be like that young man.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:32:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 18:32, so the Hebrew word אֹיְבֵ֣י (oyevei) 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.18.32.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.32.W11.S1) and character.