2 Samuel 18:32:32 Sam.18.32.W3TAB
אֶל־הַכּוּשִׁ֔י
elhakushi
“to the Cushite”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-KU-shi
- Extended
- ehl-hah-KOO-shee
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.hakˈkuː.ʃiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the Cushite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ha-KU-shi
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-ha-KU-shi ha-sha-LOM la-NA-ar le-av-sha-LOM
- 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
Root and etymology
aleph-lamed-healeph–lamed–he
“oak, terebinth”
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 18:32:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 18:32, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַכּוּשִׁ֔י (elhakushi) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.32.W3.S1) and character.