2 Samuel 20:6:32 Sam.20.6.W3TAB
אֶל־אֲבִישַׁ֔י
elavishai
“to Abishai”
- Transliteration
- el-a-vi-SHAI
- Extended
- ehl-ah-vee-SHAI
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔăviːˈʃaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Abishai
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-a-vi-SHAI
- clause
va-yo-MER da-VID el-a-vi-SHAI a-TA ye-RA la-NU SHE-va ben-bik-RI min-av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-yo-MER da-VID el-a-vi-SHAI a-TA ye-RA la-NU SHE-va ben-bik-RI min-av-sha-LOM a-TA KAKH et-av-DE a-do-NE-kha u-re-DOF a-kha-RAIV pen-ma-TSA LO a-RIM be-tsu-ROT ve-hi-TSIL e-NE-nu
In context — 2 Samuel 20:6
And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba son of Bikhri will do us more harm than did Absalom. Take your master’s servants and pursue him, lest he find for himself fortified cities and escape our notice.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 20:6, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אֲבִישַׁ֔י (elavishai) 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.20.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.6.W3.S1) and character.