2 Samuel 18:5:162 Sam.18.5.W16TAB
אַבְשָׁלֹֽום׃
avshalom
“Absalom”
- Transliteration
- av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- av-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ʔavʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
av-sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
ET-kol-ha-sa-RIM al-de-VAR av-sha-LOM
- 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
Root and etymology
sh-l-msh-l-m
“peace, completeness”
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 18:5:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Samuel 18:5, so the Hebrew word אַבְשָׁלֹֽום׃ (avshalom) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.5.W16.S1) and character.