2 Samuel 19:38:112 Sam.19.38.W11TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:39
אֲשֶׁר־תִּבְחַ֥ר
ashertivkhar
“that you choose”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER-tiv-KHAR
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR-tihv-KHAHR
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr.tˤivˈħar/
Meaning by language
- English
- that you choose
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHER-tiv-KHAR
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER-tiv-KHAR a-LAI
- sentence
va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh i-TI ya-a-VOR kim-HA-m va-a-NI e-e-SE-LLO et-ha-TOV be-e-NE-kha ve-KHOL a-SHER-tiv-KHAR a-LAI e-e-SE-LLAKH
Exegesis
The universal promise formula wə-kōl ʼăšer-tîbbōḥār ʿālāy {וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־תִּבְחַר עָלַי | wə-kōl ʼăšer-tîbbōḥār ʿā-lāy} uses a relative clause with imperfect to convey open-ended generosity. The English follows the Hebrew sequence to preserve the rhetorical build of request and pledge.
Root and etymology
ש־ר
“prince, leader”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:38
And the king said, “Chimham shall cross over with me, and I will do for him what is good in your eyes. Whatever you choose for me to do, I will do for you.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:38:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 19:38, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־תִּבְחַ֥ר (ashertivkhar) 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.19.38.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.38.W11.S1) and character.