2 Samuel 19:10:12 Sam.19.10.W1TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:11
וְאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם
veavshalom
“and Absalom”
- Transliteration
- ve-av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- veh-ahv-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /və.ʔav.ʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Absalom
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
ve-av-sha-LOM
- clause
ve-av-sha-LOM a-SHER ma-SHAKH-nu a-LE-nu MET bam-mil-kha-MA
- sentence
ve-av-sha-LOM a-SHER ma-SHAKH-nu a-LE-nu MET bam-mil-kha-MA ve-a-TA LAM-ma a-TEM ma-kha-ri-SHIM le-ha-SHIV ET-ham-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The verse opens with the waw-conjunction ve {וְ | wə} attached to the proper name Avshalom {אַבְשָׁלוֹם | ʾav-šā-lōm}, signaling narrative continuity.
Root and etymology
ש־ל־מ
“peace”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:10
And Absalom , whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle, and now why are you silent about bringing back the king ?
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 19:10, so the Hebrew word וְאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם (veavshalom) 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.19.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.10.W1.S1) and character.