2 Samuel 20:9:112 Sam.20.9.W11TAB
עֲמָשָׂ֖א
amasa
“Amasa”
- Transliteration
- a-ma-SA
- Extended
- ah-mah-SAA
- IPA
- /ʕă.maːˈsɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Amasa
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
a-ma-SA
- phraseyour reading level
biz-KAN a-ma-SA
- clause
va-TO-khez yad-ye-MIN yo-AV biz-KAN a-ma-SA lin-she-KA-lo
- sentence
va-YO-mer yo-AV la-a-ma-SA ha-sha-LOM a-TA a-KHI va-TO-khez yad-ye-MIN yo-AV biz-KAN a-ma-SA lin-she-KA-lo
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bizqan amasa {בִּזְקַן עֲמָשָׂא | bi-z’qān ʿă-mā-śā} ‘in the beard of Amasa’ highlights the culturally loaded gesture.
Root and etymology
“burden bearer”
In context — 2 Samuel 20:9
Joab said to Amasa, “Is it peace with you, my brother?” And Joab grasped Amasa’s beard with his right hand to kiss him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 20:9, so the Hebrew word עֲמָשָׂ֖א (amasa) 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.20.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.9.W11.S1) and character.