2 Samuel 18:32:42 Sam.18.32.W4TAB
הֲשָׁל֥וֹם
hashalom
“is there peace or well-being of”
- Transliteration
- ha-sha-LOM
- Extended
- hah-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /hă.ʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- is there peace or well-being of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-sha-LOM la-NA-ar
- 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
Exegesis
The interrogative hashalom {הֲשָׁלוֹם | ha-šā-lōm} employs an existential question to inquire about Absalom’s welfare.
Root and etymology
sh-l-msh-l-m
“peace, completeness”
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 18:32:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 18:32, so the Hebrew word הֲשָׁל֥וֹם (hashalom) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.32.W4.S1) and character.