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
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
MET
- 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 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 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 19:10:5 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.