2 Samuel 19:24:12 Sam.19.24.W1TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:25
וּמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙
umefivoshet
“and Mephibosheth”
- Transliteration
- u-me-fi-VO-shet
- Extended
- oo-meh-fee-VOH-sheht
- IPA
- /u.məfiːˈvoːʃɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Mephibosheth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-me-fi-VO-shet
- clause
u-me-fi-VO-shet ben-sha-UL ya-RAD lik-ra-AT ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
u-me-fi-VO-shet ben-sha-UL ya-RAD lik-ra-AT ha-ME-lekh ve-LO-a-SA rag-la-VAIV ve-LO-a-SA se-fa-MO ve-ET-be-ga-DAV LO khi-BES le-min-ha-YOM LE-khet ha-ME-lekh ad-ha-YOM a-SHER-ba be-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The narrative opens with umephiboshet {וּמְפִיבֹּשֶׁת | wə-mə-pî-bō-šêṯ} ‘and Mephibosheth’, where the prefixed conjunction vav introduces the subject.
In context — 2 Samuel 19:24
And Mephibosheth, son of Saul, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet , nor trimmed his beard , nor washed his clothes from the day the king departed until the day he returned in peace.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 19:24, so the Hebrew word וּמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙ (umefivoshet) 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.19.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.24.W1.S1) and character.