2 Samuel 19:1:72 Sam.19.1.W7TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:2
עַל־אַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃
alavshalom
“over Absalom”
- Transliteration
- al-av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- ahl-ahv-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ʕal.ʔav.ʃaːˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- over Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-av-sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-a-BEL al-av-sha-LOM
- clause
hi-NE ham-ME-lekh BO-khe va-yit-a-BEL al-av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-yug-GAD le-yo-AV hi-NE ham-ME-lekh BO-khe va-yit-a-BEL al-av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
Finally, the preposition al {עַל | ʿal} ‘over’ with the object Avshalom {אַבְשָׁלוֹם | ʾAv-šā-lōm} specifies the focus of grief. This structure of sequential report, emphatic interjection, and parallel emotional verbs amplifies the emotional gravity of the king’s response.
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 19:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 19:1, so the Hebrew word עַל־אַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃ (alavshalom) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.1.W7.S1) and character.