2 Samuel 18:5:82 Sam.18.5.W8TAB
לַנַּ֣עַר
lanaar
“to the young man”
- Transliteration
- la-NA-ar
- Extended
- lah-NAH-ahr
- IPA
- /lanˈnaʕar/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the young man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
la-NA-ar
- phraseyour reading level
la-NA-ar le-av-sha-LOM
- 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 term lana’ar {לַנַּעַר | la-na-’ar} ‘the young man’ defines Absalom’s status.
Root and etymology
נ־ע־ר
“young man”
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 18:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 18:5, so the Hebrew word לַנַּ֣עַר (lanaar) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.5.W8.S1) and character.