2 Samuel 19:38:132 Sam.19.38.W13TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:39
אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לָּֽךְ׃
eesellakh
“I will do for you”
- Transliteration
- e-e-SE-LLAKH
- Extended
- eh-eh-SEH-LLAAKH
- IPA
- /ʔɛʕɛˈsɛlːaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will do for you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-e-SE-LLAKH
- 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 verb form eʿăśēh-lô {אֶעֱשֶׂה־לוֹ | ʾeʿăśēh-lô} and its counterpart eʿăśēh-lāḵ {אֶעֱשֶׂה־לָךְ | ʾeʿăśēh-lāḵ} repeat the Qal imperfect first person singular to frame mutual promises.
Root and etymology
ה־ל־ךְ
“to walk, go”
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 19:38:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 19:38, so the Hebrew word אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לָּֽךְ׃ (eesellakh) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.38.W13.S1) and character.