2 Samuel 20:19:122 Sam.20.19.W12TAB
תְבַלַּ֖ע
tevalla
“will you swallow up”
- Transliteration
- te-val-LA
- Extended
- teh-vahl-LAH
- IPA
- /təvalˈlaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- will you swallow up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
te-val-LA
- phraseyour reading level
LA-ma te-val-LA
- clause
a-TA me-vak-KESH le-ha-MIT IR ve-EM be-yis-ra-EL LA-ma te-val-LA na-kha-LAT ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
a-NO-khi she-lu-ME e-mu-NE yis-ra-EL a-TA me-vak-KESH le-ha-MIT IR ve-EM be-yis-ra-EL LA-ma te-val-LA na-kha-LAT ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The interrogative lamah tebal-la {לָ֥מָּה תְבַלַּ֖ע | lā-māh tə-bal-lā} introduces a rhetorical challenge, and the construct nachalat YHWH {נַחֲלַ֥ת יְהוָֽה | na-ḥa-lat yə-hō-wāh} ‘inheritance of the LORD’ underscores divine-covenantal possession.
In context — 2 Samuel 20:19
I am one of the peaceable and faithful in Israel. You are seeking to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the inheritance of the LORD ?
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:19:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 20:19, so the Hebrew word תְבַלַּ֖ע (tevalla) 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.20.19.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.19.W12.S1) and character.