2 Samuel 19:12:62 Sam.19.12.W6TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:13
וְלָ֨מָה
velama
“and why”
- Transliteration
- ve-la-MA
- Extended
- veh-laa-MAA
- IPA
- /vəlɔːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and why
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-la-MA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-la-MA tih-HE-YU
- clause
ve-la-MA tih-HE-YU a-kha-ro-NIM le-ha-SHIV et-ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
a-KHAI a-TEM a-tse-MI u-ve-sa-RI a-TEM ve-la-MA tih-HE-YU a-kha-ro-NIM le-ha-SHIV et-ha-ME-lekh
In context — 2 Samuel 19:12
My brothers, you are my own bone and my flesh ; so why should you be the last to bring back the king ?
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 19:12, so the Hebrew word וְלָ֨מָה (velama) 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.19.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.12.W6.S1) and character.