2 Samuel 19:10:52 Sam.19.10.W5TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:11

מֵ֖ת

met

is dead

Transliteration
MET
Extended
MEET
IPA
/ˈmeːt/

Meaning by language

English
is dead

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    MET

  2. clause

    ve-av-sha-LOM a-SHER ma-SHAKH-nu a-LE-nu MET bam-mil-kha-MA

  3. 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 Qal perfect met {מֵת | mēṯ} expresses a completed action, paired with ba-milchamah {בַּמִּלְחָמָה | ba-mi-l-ḥā-mah} to denote the location of death.

In context2 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 19:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 19:10, so the Hebrew word מֵ֖ת (met) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.10.W5.S1) and character.