2 Samuel 20:4:52 Sam.20.4.W5TAB
אֶת־אִישׁ־יְהוּדָ֖ה
etishyehuda
“{direct object marker} the men of Judah”
- Transliteration
- et-ish-ye-hu-DA
- Extended
- eht-eesh-yeh-hoo-DAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔiːʃ.jəhuːˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} the men of Judah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ish-ye-hu-DA
- phraseyour reading level
haz-EK-li et-ish-ye-hu-DA
- 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 construct chain et-ish-Yehudah {אֶת־אִישׁ־יְהוּדָ֖ה | ʾet·ʾîš·ye·hû·dāh} ‘the man of Judah’ uses et to mark the direct object.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-y-š
“man, individual”
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 20:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 20:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אִישׁ־יְהוּדָ֖ה (etishyehuda) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.4.W5.S1) and character.