2 Samuel 18:5:122 Sam.18.5.W12TAB
בְּצַוּ֥וֹת
betsavvot
“when commanding”
- Transliteration
- be-tsav-VOT
- Extended
- beh-tsahv-VOHT
- IPA
- /bətsavˈvoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- when commanding
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
be-tsav-VOT
- phraseyour reading level
be-tsav-VOT ha-ME-lekh
- clause
ve-KHOL-ha-AM sha-me-U be-tsav-VOT ha-ME-lekh ET-kol-ha-sa-RIM al-de-VAR av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-yet-TSAV ha-ME-lekh ET-yo-AV ve-ET-a-vi-SHAI ve-ET-i-TAI le-MOR le-AT-LI la-NA-ar le-av-sha-LOM ve-KHOL-ha-AM sha-me-U be-tsav-VOT ha-ME-lekh ET-kol-ha-sa-RIM al-de-VAR av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The Piel infinitive be-tsavvot {בְּצַוּוֹת | bə-ṣăwwôt} ‘in commanding’ with suffix and the second hamelek {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ha-meleḵ} highlight royal agency, and al-devar {עַל־דְּבַר | ʿal-də-ḇar} ‘concerning’ frames Absalom as the topic of those orders. English rendering preserves the series of commands and clarifies each direct object.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:5
And the king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man , Absalom.” And all the people heard the king give orders to every commander concerning Absalom.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 18:5, so the Hebrew word בְּצַוּ֥וֹת (betsavvot) 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.18.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.5.W12.S1) and character.