2 Samuel 20:13:82 Sam.20.13.W8TAB
לִרְדֹּ֕ף
lirdof
“to pursue”
- Transliteration
- lir-DOF
- Extended
- lihr-DOHF
- IPA
- /lirˈdof/
Meaning by language
- English
- to pursue
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lir-DOF
- clause
a-VAR kol-ISH a-kha-RE yo-AV lir-DOF a-kha-RE SHE-va ben-bik-RI
- sentence
ka-a-SHER ho-GA min-ha-me-si-LA a-VAR kol-ISH a-kha-RE yo-AV lir-DOF a-kha-RE SHE-va ben-bik-RI
Exegesis
The dual preposition ʾaḥărê {אַחֲרֵי | ʾa-ḥă-rê} links the movement after Joab and the purpose of liṛdôp {לִרְדֹּף | li-r-do-p}, an infinitive construct expressing intent. This structure preserves the causal and purposive relationships in English.
Root and etymology
r-d-presh–dalet–pe
“to pursue”
In context — 2 Samuel 20:13
When he had been removed from the road, every man followed Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 20:13, so the Hebrew word לִרְדֹּ֕ף (lirdof) 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.20.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.13.W8.S1) and character.