2 Samuel 19:40:142 Sam.19.40.W14TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:41
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /jis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
AM yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-khol-AM ye-hu-DA va-ya-a-VI-ru et-ham-ME-lekh ve-GAM kha-TSI AM yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-A-VOR ham-ME-lekh ha-gil-ga-LA ve-khim-HAN a-VAR im-MO ve-khol-AM ye-hu-DA va-ya-a-VI-ru et-ham-ME-lekh ve-GAM kha-TSI AM yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
Finally, wĕgam ḥaṣṣî ‘am Yiśrā’ēl {וְגַם חֲצִי עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל | wĕgam ḥaṣṣî ʿam Yiśrā’ēl} expands the participants. Maintaining Hebrew word order highlights both individual and communal movements and preserves the causal nuance of the Hiphil as “escorted.”
Root and etymology
y-š-ryod–shin–resh
“straight, right”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:40
And the king crossed over to Gilgal , and Kimham went with him. All the people of Judah escorted the king, and also half the people of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:40:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Samuel 19:40, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yisrael) 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.19.40.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.40.W14.S1) and character.