2 Samuel 20:6:92 Sam.20.6.W9TAB
מִן־אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם
minavshalom
“than Absalom”
- Transliteration
- min-av-sha-LOM
- Extended
- mihn-ahv-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /min.ʔavʃaːˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- than Absalom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
min-av-sha-LOM
- 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
Exegesis
The direct speech begins with the imperfect verb yera {יֵ֧רַֽע | yērāʿ} ‘he will do harm’ in a comparative clause introduced by min-Avšālôm {מִן־אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם | min-ʾăvšālôm} ‘than Absalom’.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–lamed–mem
“completeness, peace”
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 20:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 20:6, so the Hebrew word מִן־אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם (minavshalom) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.6.W9.S1) and character.