2 Samuel 20:4:32 Sam.20.4.W3TAB
אֶל־עֲמָשָׂ֔א
elamasa
“to Amasa”
- Transliteration
- el-a-ma-SA
- Extended
- ehl-ah-mah-SAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʕămaːˈsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Amasa
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-a-ma-SA
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-a-ma-SA haz-EK-li et-ish-ye-hu-DA she-LO-shet ya-MIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-a-ma-SA haz-EK-li et-ish-ye-hu-DA she-LO-shet ya-MIM ve-a-TA PO a-MOD
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-amasa {אֶל־עֲמָשָׂ֔א | el·ʿa·mā·sāʾ} ‘to Amasa’ marks the indirect object.
Root and etymology
“burden bearer”
In context — 2 Samuel 20:4
And the king said to Amasa , “Summon for me the men of Judah within three days, and you stand here.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 20:4, so the Hebrew word אֶל־עֲמָשָׂ֔א (elamasa) 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.20.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.4.W3.S1) and character.