2 Samuel 19:1:22 Sam.19.1.W2TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:2
לְיוֹאָ֑ב
leyoav
“to Joab”
- Transliteration
- le-yo-AV
- Extended
- leh-yoh-AAV
- IPA
- /ləjoːˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Joab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-yo-AV
- clause
va-yug-GAD le-yo-AV
- sentence
va-yug-GAD le-yo-AV hi-NE ham-ME-lekh BO-khe va-yit-a-BEL al-av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase leyoav {לְיוֹאָב | lə-yō-ʾāḇ} ‘to Joab’ marks the recipient.
In context — 2 Samuel 19:1
And it was told to Joab that behold , the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 19:1, so the Hebrew word לְיוֹאָ֑ב (leyoav) 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.19.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.1.W2.S1) and character.