2 Samuel 20:9:122 Sam.20.9.W12TAB
לִנְשָׁק־לֽוֹ׃
linshekalo
“to kiss him”
- Transliteration
- lin-she-KA-lo
- Extended
- lihn-sheh-KAA-loh
- IPA
- /lin.ʃaːqˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to kiss him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lin-she-KA-lo
- 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 infinitive construct linschaklo {לִנְשָׁק־לוֹ | li-nə-šāq-lō} ‘to kiss him’ expresses purpose. The English rendering mirrors the Hebrew sequence by posing the greeting as a question, then clarifying the subject shift and instrument before the purpose clause.
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 20:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 20:9, so the Hebrew word לִנְשָׁק־לֽוֹ׃ (linshekalo) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.9.W12.S1) and character.