2 Samuel 19:21:112 Sam.19.21.W11TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:22
קִלֵּ֔ל
kilel
“he cursed”
- Transliteration
- ki-LEL
- Extended
- kih-LEEL
- IPA
- /qilˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- he cursed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ki-LEL
- phraseyour reading level
KI ki-LEL
- clause
KI ki-LEL et-me-shi-AKH ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YA-an a-vi-SHAI BEN-tse-ru-YA va-yo-MER ha-TA-khat ZOT LO yu-MAT shim-e-I KI ki-LEL et-me-shi-AKH ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The direct object marker ’et highlights məšîaḥ {מְשִׁיחַ | məšîaḥ} ‘anointed one’ as the object of qillel {קִלֵּל | qillel} ‘cursed.’ The possessive form of Yəhōwāh underscores divine kingship and frames the curse as an affront to sovereign authority.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–lamed–lamed
“to curse”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:21
And Abishai, son of Zeruiah, answered and said, “Should not Shimei be put to death for this, for he cursed the LORD ’s anointed?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 19:21, so the Hebrew word קִלֵּ֔ל (kilel) 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.19.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.21.W11.S1) and character.