2 Samuel 18:6:92 Sam.18.6.W9TAB
אֶפְרָֽיִם׃
efrayim
“Ephraim”
- Transliteration
- ef-ra-YIM
- Extended
- ehf-rah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛf.raːˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ephraim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ef-ra-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
bay-AR ef-ra-YIM
- clause
vat-te-HI ham-mil-kha-MA bay-AR ef-ra-YIM
- sentence
va-ye-TSAY ha-AM ha-sa-DE lik-re-AT yis-ra-EL vat-te-HI ham-mil-kha-MA bay-AR ef-ra-YIM
Exegesis
The phrase be-yaar {בְּיַעַר | bə-yaʿ-ār} ‘in the forest’ plus efrayim {אֶפְרָיִם | ʾeprāyim} specifies location. The progression from open field to enclosed woodland heightens the narrative’s spatial tension.
Root and etymology
p-r-hpe–resh–he
“to be fruitful”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:6
And the people marched out into the field to confront Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 18:6, so the Hebrew word אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ (efrayim) 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.18.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.6.W9.S1) and character.