2 Samuel 19:36:12 Sam.19.36.W1TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:37
כְּמַעַט֞
kemaat
“as a little”
- Transliteration
- ke-MA-at
- Extended
- keh-MAH-aht
- IPA
- /kəˈma.ʕaṭ/
Meaning by language
- English
- as a little
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-MA-at
- clause
ke-MA-at ya-a-VOR a-ve-DE-kha ET-ha-yar-DEN ET-ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
ke-MA-at ya-a-VOR a-ve-DE-kha ET-ha-yar-DEN ET-ha-ME-lekh ve-la-MA yig-me-LE-ni ha-ME-lekh ha-ge-mu-LA ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The adverb kim`at {כִּמְעַט | kim-mə-ʿaṯ} ‘a little’ modifies the verb ya`avor {יַעֲבֹר | ya-ʿa-vôr} ‘he will cross’ in a finite clause expressing near-future intent.
In context — 2 Samuel 19:36
“A little way will your servant cross over the Jordan with the king , and why should the king repay me with this recompense ?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:36:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 19:36, so the Hebrew word כְּמַעַט֞ (kemaat) 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.19.36.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.36.W1.S1) and character.