2 Samuel 21:1:202 Sam.21.1.W20TAB
אֶת־הַגִּבְעֹנִֽים׃
ethagivonim
“the Gibeonites”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-giv-o-NIM
- Extended
- eht-hah-gihv-oh-NEEM
- IPA
- /ʕal.ʔăʃɛr.heːˈmiːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Gibeonites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-giv-o-NIM
- 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
Root and etymology
g-b-ʻgimel–bet–ayin
“hill”
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 21:1:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of 2 Samuel 21:1, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַגִּבְעֹנִֽים׃ (ethagivonim) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.1.W20.S1) and character.