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

Result
הֲ + שָׁ + ל֥וֹם
ha + sha + lom
hashalom

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-sha-LOM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-sha-LOM la-NA-ar

  3. clause

    va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-ha-KU-shi ha-sha-LOM la-NA-ar le-av-sha-LOM

  4. 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 context2 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.