2 Samuel 19:4:92 Sam.19.4.W9TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:5
אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ום
avshalom
“Absalom”
- Transliteration
- av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- av-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ʔav.ʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
av-sha-LOM
- clause
be-NI av-sha-LOM av-sha-LOM be-NI be-NI
- sentence
ve-ha-ME-lekh la-AT ET-pa-NA-v va-yiz-AK ha-ME-lekh KOL ga-DOL be-NI av-sha-LOM av-sha-LOM be-NI be-NI
Exegesis
The vocative bənī {בְּנִי | bənî} flanking ʾavšālōm {אַבְשָׁלוֹם | ʾavšālōm} in double address underscores profound personal loss, mirroring Hebrew lament patterns.
Root and etymology
ש־ל־מ
“peace”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:4
And the king covered his face and the king cried out with a loud voice , “My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 19:4, so the Hebrew word אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ום (avshalom) 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.19.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.4.W9.S1) and character.