2 Samuel 18:5:42 Sam.18.5.W4TAB
וְאֶת־אֲבִישַׁ֤י
veetavishai
“and Abishai”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-a-vi-SHAI
- Extended
- veh-EET-ah-vih-SHAAI
- IPA
- /vəˈʔeːt.ʔăviːˈʃaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Abishai
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ET-a-vi-SHAI
- phraseyour reading level
ET-yo-AV ve-ET-a-vi-SHAI ve-ET-i-TAI
- clause
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
- 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 noun hamelek {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ha-meleḵ} ‘the king’ serves as subject, followed by three et markers {אֶת־ | ’et} to specify recipients Joab, Abishai, and Ittai.
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 18:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 18:5, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־אֲבִישַׁ֤י (veetavishai) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.5.W4.S1) and character.