2 Samuel 19:25:122 Sam.19.25.W12TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:26
מְפִיבֹ֥שֶׁת׃
mefivoshet
“Mephibosheth”
- Transliteration
- me-fi-VO-shet
- Extended
- meh-fee-VOH-sheht
- IPA
- /məfiːˈvoːʃɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- Mephibosheth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
me-fi-VO-shet
- clause
va-YO-mer LO ha-ME-lekh LA-ma LO-ha-LAKH-ta IM-MI me-fi-VO-shet
- sentence
va-ye-HI KI-VA ye-ru-sha-LA-yim lik-RAT ha-ME-lekh va-YO-mer LO ha-ME-lekh LA-ma LO-ha-LAKH-ta IM-MI me-fi-VO-shet
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʿim·mî {עִמִּי | ʿim·mî} ‘with me’ emphasizes accompaniment, while mə·p̄î·bō·šêṯ {מְפִיבֹשֶׁת | mə·p̄î·bō·šêṯ} functions as a vocative. English translation regularizes to subject-verb-object order for clarity while preserving Hebrew rhetorical emphases.
In context — 2 Samuel 19:25
And when he came to Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, “Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:25:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 19:25, so the Hebrew word מְפִיבֹ֥שֶׁת׃ (mefivoshet) 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.19.25.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.25.W12.S1) and character.