2 Samuel 19:5:62 Sam.19.5.W6TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:6

הֹבַ֨שְׁתָּ֙

hovashta

you have put to shame

Transliteration
ho-VASH-ta
Extended
hoh-VAHSH-tah
IPA
/hoːˈvaʃ.taː/

Meaning by language

English
you have put to shame

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הֹ + בַ֨שְׁ + תָּ֙
ho + vash + ta
hovashta

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'

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Word in context

  1. word

    ho-VASH-ta

  2. clause

    va-VA yo-AV el-ha-ME-lekh ha-BA-yit va-yo-MER ho-VASH-ta ha-YOM et-pe-NE kol-a-va-DE-kha

  3. sentence

    va-VA yo-AV el-ha-ME-lekh ha-BA-yit va-yo-MER ho-VASH-ta ha-YOM et-pe-NE kol-a-va-DE-kha ham-me-mal-TIM et-naf-SHE-kha ha-YOM ve-ET NE-fesh ba-NE-kha u-ve-no-TE-kha ve-NE-fesh na-SHE-kha ve-NE-fesh pi-lag-SHE-kha

Root and etymology

ב־ו־ש

to put to shame

In context2 Samuel 19:5

And Joab came to the king’s house and said, “Today you have shamed all your servants who delivered your life and the lives of your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your concubines.”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 19:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 19:5, so the Hebrew word הֹבַ֨שְׁתָּ֙ (hovashta) 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.19.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.5.W6.S1) and character.