2 Samuel 19:32:12 Sam.19.32.W1TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:33
וּבַרְזִלַּ֙י
uvarzillai
“and Barzillai”
- Transliteration
- u-var-zil-LAI
- Extended
- oo-vahr-zihl-LAI
- IPA
- /u.var.zilˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Barzillai
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
u-var-zil-LAI
- clause
u-var-zil-LAI za-KEN me-OD ben-she-mo-NIM sha-NA
- sentence
u-var-zil-LAI za-KEN me-OD ben-she-mo-NIM sha-NA ve-HU-KHIL-kal et-ha-ME-lekh be-shi-va-TO be-ma-kha-NA-yim KI-ISH ga-DOL HU me-OD
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prefixed conjunction in uvarzillai {וּבַרְזִלַּי | u-var-zil-lai} ‘and Barzillai’, marking narrative continuity.
Root and etymology
b-r-z-lbet–resh–zayin–lamed
“iron”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:32
Now Barzillai was very old, and he had provided provisions to the king during his stay in Mahanaim , for he was a very great man.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:32:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 19:32, so the Hebrew word וּבַרְזִלַּ֙י (uvarzillai) 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.19.32.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.32.W1.S1) and character.