2 Samuel 20:18:92 Sam.20.18.W9TAB
בְּאָבֵ֖ל
beavel
“in Abel”
- Transliteration
- be-a-VEL
- Extended
- beh-aa-VEHL
- IPA
- /bə.ʔaːˈveːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Abel
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
be-a-VEL
- clause
da-BER ye-dab-RU va-ri-sho-NA le-MOR sha-OL ye-sha-a-LU be-a-VEL ve-KHEN he-tam-MU
- sentence
va-to-MER le-MOR da-BER ye-dab-RU va-ri-sho-NA le-MOR sha-OL ye-sha-a-LU be-a-VEL ve-KHEN he-tam-MU
Exegesis
A parallel construction leʾemor shaʾol yishʾalu {לֵאמֹ֔ר שָׁאֹ֧ל יְשָׁאֲל֛וּ | lêʾmôr šāʾôl yišʾālu} repeats this pattern for inquiry at beʾavel {בְּאָבֵ֖ל | bəʾāvēl}.
Root and etymology
ʾ-b-l
“meadow”
In context — 2 Samuel 20:18
And she said, “They used to say at the beginning , ‘Surely one should ask at Abel ,’ and so they concluded the matter.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 20:18, so the Hebrew word בְּאָבֵ֖ל (beavel) 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.20.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.18.W9.S1) and character.