2 Samuel 20:9:22 Sam.20.9.W2TAB
יוֹאָב֙
yoav
“Joab”
- Transliteration
- yo-AV
- Extended
- yoh-AAV
- IPA
- /joːˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Joab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yo-AV
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer yo-AV
- clause
va-YO-mer yo-AV la-a-ma-SA ha-sha-LOM a-TA a-KHI
- 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 construct chain yad-yemin yoav {יַד־יְמִין יוֹאָב | yáḏ-yə-mîn yô-ʾāḇ} ‘Joab’s right hand’ specifies the instrument.
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 20:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 20:9, so the Hebrew word יוֹאָב֙ (yoav) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.9.W2.S1) and character.