2 Samuel 2:13:92 Sam.2.13.W9TAB
יַחְדָּ֑ו
yakhdav
“together”
- Transliteration
- yakh-DAV
- Extended
- yahkh-DAAV
- IPA
- /jaħˈdaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- together
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
yakh-DAV
- clause
ve-yo-AV ben-tse-ru-YA ve-av-DE da-VID ya-tse-U va-yif-GE-shum al-be-re-KHAT giv-ON yakh-DAV
- sentence
ve-yo-AV ben-tse-ru-YA ve-av-DE da-VID ya-tse-U va-yif-GE-shum al-be-re-KHAT giv-ON yakh-DAV va-YESH-ve-U E-le al-ha-be-re-KHA miz-ZE ve-E-le al-ha-be-re-KHA miz-ZE
Exegesis
The adverb yachdaw {יַחְדָּ֑ו | yaḥ-dāw} ‘together’ underscores unified action at Gibeon.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–chet–dalet
“together”
In context — 2 Samuel 2:13
And Joab son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. They sat down, one group on one side of the pool and the other on the opposite side.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 2:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 2:13, so the Hebrew word יַחְדָּ֑ו (yakhdav) 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.2.13.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.2.13.W9.S1) and character.