2 Samuel 21:1:182 Sam.21.1.W18TAB
הַדָּמִ֔ים
hadamim
“the bloods”
- Transliteration
- ha-da-MIM
- Extended
- hah-dah-MEEM
- IPA
- /vəʔɛlˈbeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the bloods
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-da-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-el-BET ha-da-MIM
- clause
va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH el-sha-UL ve-el-BET ha-da-MIM al-a-sher-he-MIT et-ha-giv-o-NIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI ra-AV bi-ME da-VID sha-LOSH sha-NIM sha-NA a-kha-RE sha-NA va-ye-vak-KESH da-VID et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH el-sha-UL ve-el-BET ha-da-MIM al-a-sher-he-MIT et-ha-giv-o-NIM
Exegesis
The construct beit ha-damim {בֵּית־הַדָּמִים | bêṯ·ha·dā·mîm} ‘house of blood’ serves as an idiom for a bloodguilty lineage. English shifts the Hebrew VSO order into SVO for clarity while preserving the sequence that emphasizes divine judgment.
Root and etymology
ד־מ־ם
“blood; bloodshed”
In context — 2 Samuel 21:1
Now it came to pass in the days of David that there was a famine for three years, year after year; and David sought the face of the LORD . The LORD said, “It is on account of Saul and of the house of blood , because he put the Gibeonites to death.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:1:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 2 Samuel 21:1, so the Hebrew word הַדָּמִ֔ים (hadamim) 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.21.1.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.1.W18.S1) and character.