2 Samuel 19:35:132 Sam.19.35.W13TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:36
אֶשְׁתֶּ֖ה
eshte
“he drinks”
- Transliteration
- esh-TE
- Extended
- ehsh-TEH
- IPA
- /vəʔɛt.ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- he drinks
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
esh-TE
- phraseyour reading level
ve-et-a-SHER esh-TE
- clause
ben-she-MO-nim sha-NA a-no-KHI ha-YOM ha-e-DA ben-TOV le-RA im-yit-AM av-de-KHA et-a-SHER o-KHAL ve-et-a-SHER esh-TE im-esh-MA OD be-KOL sha-RIM ve-sha-ROT ve-la-MA yih-ye av-de-KHA OD le-ma-SA
- sentence
ben-she-MO-nim sha-NA a-no-KHI ha-YOM ha-e-DA ben-TOV le-RA im-yit-AM av-de-KHA et-a-SHER o-KHAL ve-et-a-SHER esh-TE im-esh-MA OD be-KOL sha-RIM ve-sha-ROT ve-la-MA yih-ye av-de-KHA OD le-ma-SA el-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
In context — 2 Samuel 19:35
I am a son of eighty years this day; can I discern between what is pleasing and what is not? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I still hear the voice of male and female singers? And why should your servant remain a burden to my lord the king?
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:35:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 19:35, so the Hebrew word אֶשְׁתֶּ֖ה (eshte) 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.19.35.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.35.W13.S1) and character.