2 Samuel 20:12:12 Sam.20.12.W1TAB
וַעֲמָשָׂ֛א
vaamasa
“and Amasa”
- Transliteration
- va-a-ma-SA
- Extended
- vah-ah-ma-SAA
- IPA
- /vaʕămaːˈsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Amasa
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-a-ma-SA
- clause
va-a-ma-SA mit-go-LEL ba-DAM be-TOKH ham-si-LA
- sentence
va-a-ma-SA mit-go-LEL ba-DAM be-TOKH ham-si-LA va-yar-E ha-ISH ki-a-MAD kal-ha-AM va-ya-SEV et-a-ma-SA min-ham-si-LA ha-sa-DE va-yash-LEKH a-LAV BE-ged ka-a-SHER ra-A kal-ha-BA a-LAV ve-a-MAD
Exegesis
The narrative employs the vav consecutive with va’amasa {וַעֲמָשָׂ֛א | vaʿă-mă-sāʾ} ‘and Amasa’ to introduce the scene, followed by the Hitpael participle mitgolel {מִתְגֹּלֵ֥ל | mit-gō-lēl} ‘wallowing’ to convey ongoing, reflexive action.
Root and etymology
“burden bearer”
In context — 2 Samuel 20:12
And Amasa was wallowing in blood in the middle of the roadway, and the man saw that all the people stood still; so he turned Amasa off the roadway into the field and threw a garment over him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 20:12, so the Hebrew word וַעֲמָשָׂ֛א (vaamasa) 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.20.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.12.W1.S1) and character.