2 Samuel 18:4:132 Sam.18.4.W13TAB
לְמֵא֔וֹת
lemeot
“by hundreds”
- Transliteration
- le-me-OT
- Extended
- leh-meh-OHT
- IPA
- /ləmeːˈʔoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- by hundreds
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-me-OT
- phraseyour reading level
ya-TSE-u le-me-OT
- clause
va-ya-a-MOD ha-ME-lekh el-YAD ha-SHA-ar ve-KHOL-ha-AM ya-TSE-u le-me-OT u-le-a-la-FIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-LE-hem ha-ME-lekh a-sher-YI-tav be-e-NE-khem e-e-SE va-ya-a-MOD ha-ME-lekh el-YAD ha-SHA-ar ve-KHOL-ha-AM ya-TSE-u le-me-OT u-le-a-la-FIM
Exegesis
Finally, the distributive phrase yatse‘u leme‘ot vela‘alafim {יָצְאוּ לְמֵאוֹת וְלַאֲלָפִים | ya-tse-u le-me-ot ve-la-a-la-fim} employs the perfect verb and plural nouns to express groups in hundreds and thousands, illustrating Hebrew asyndeton and distributive plural formation.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:4
And the king said, “Whatever seems good in your eyes, I will do.” And the king stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:4:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 18:4, so the Hebrew word לְמֵא֔וֹת (lemeot) 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.18.4.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.4.W13.S1) and character.