2 Samuel 20:1:42 Sam.20.1.W4TAB
בְּלִיַּ֗עַל
beliyaal
“worthless”
- Transliteration
- be-li-YA-al
- Extended
- beh-lee-YA-ahl
- IPA
- /bəliˈjjaʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- worthless
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
be-li-YA-al
- phraseyour reading level
ISH be-li-YA-al
- clause
ve-SHAM nik-RA ISH be-li-YA-al u-she-MO SHE-va ben-BIKH-ri ISH ye-mi-NI
- sentence
ve-SHAM nik-RA ISH be-li-YA-al u-she-MO SHE-va ben-BIKH-ri ISH ye-mi-NI va-yit-KA ba-sho-FAR va-YO-mer EN-LA-nu KHE-lek be-da-VID ve-LO na-kha-LA-LA-nu be-ven-yish-AI ISH le-o-ha-LAV yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The construct phrase ish beliyaal {אִישׁ בְּלִיַּעַל | ʾîš bə-lî-yaʿal} “man of worthlessness” employs a Hebrew construct chain to convey moral depravity.
Root and etymology
“worthless; lawless”
In context — 2 Samuel 20:1
And there was found a man of worthlessness , and his name was Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the horn and said, “We have no share in David, nor inheritance for us in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, Israel!”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 20:1, so the Hebrew word בְּלִיַּ֗עַל (beliyaal) 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.20.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.1.W4.S1) and character.