2 Samuel 20:22:162 Sam.20.22.W16TAB

לְאֹהָלָ֑יו

leohalav

to his tent

Transliteration
le-o-ha-LAV
Extended
leh-oh-haa-LAAV
IPA
/ləʔoː.haːˈlaːv/

Meaning by language

English
to his tent

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + אֹ + הָ + לָ֑יו
le + o + ha + lav
leohalav

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-o-ha-LAV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ISH le-o-ha-LAV

  3. clause

    va-ta-VO ha-i-SHA el-KOL-ha-AM be-kha-kha-ma-TA va-yik-re-TU et-ROSH SHE-va ben-bikh-RI va-yash-li-KHU el-yo-AV va-yit-KA ba-sho-FAR va-ya-fu-TSU me-AL-ha-IR ISH le-o-ha-LAV

  4. sentence

    va-ta-VO ha-i-SHA el-KOL-ha-AM be-kha-kha-ma-TA va-yik-re-TU et-ROSH SHE-va ben-bikh-RI va-yash-li-KHU el-yo-AV va-yit-KA ba-sho-FAR va-ya-fu-TSU me-AL-ha-IR ISH le-o-ha-LAV ve-yo-AV SHAV ye-ru-sha-LA-im el-ha-ME-lekh

Exegesis

The clause vayyitqa bashofar {וַיִּתְקַע בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר | va-yit-qa ba-sho-FAR} ‘he blew the ram’s horn’ serves as a military signal, followed by vayyaputsū me’al ha’ir ish le’ohalav {וַיָּפֻצוּ מֵֽעַל־הָעִ֖יר אִ֣ישׁ לְאֹהָלָ֑יו | va-ya-pu-TSU me-ʿāl hā-ʿîr ʾīš le-ʾō-hā-LAV}, a niphal imperfect indicating reflexive dispersal.

Root and etymology

ʾ-h-laleph–heh–lamed

dwelling, tent

In context2 Samuel 20:22

And the woman came to all the people with her wisdom, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. Then he blew the trumpet , and they scattered from the city, each man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king .

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 20:22:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Samuel 20:22, so the Hebrew word לְאֹהָלָ֑יו (leohalav) 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.20.22.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.22.W16.S1) and character.