2 Samuel 21:17:182 Sam.21.17.W18TAB
אֶת־נֵ֥ר
etner
“the lamp of”
- Transliteration
- et-NER
- Extended
- eht-NEER
- IPA
- /ʔɛtˈneːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the lamp of
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-NER
- phraseyour reading level
et-NER yis-ra-EL
- clause
AZ nish-be-U an-she-da-VID LO le-MOR lo-te-TSE OD i-TA-nu la-mil-kha-MA ve-LO te-kha-BE et-NER yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-e-ZAR-lo a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA va-YAKH et-ha-pe-lish-TI va-ye-mi-TE-hu AZ nish-be-U an-she-da-VID LO le-MOR lo-te-TSE OD i-TA-nu la-mil-kha-MA ve-LO te-kha-BE et-NER yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The phrase nēr Yiśrā’ēל {נֵר יִשְׂרָאֵל | nēr yiśrā’ēl} ‘lamp of Israel’ functions as a metaphor for leadership continuity. The translation preserves Hebrew verbal sequencing, stem distinctions, and the lamp image to convey theological weight.
Root and etymology
n-rnun–resh
“lamp, light”
In context — 2 Samuel 21:17
But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid and struck the Philistine down, putting him to death. Then the men of David swore an oath to him, saying, “You shall not go out with us again to battle , and you will not extinguish the lamp of Israel.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:17:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 2 Samuel 21:17, so the Hebrew word אֶת־נֵ֥ר (etner) 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.21.17.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.17.W18.S1) and character.