2 Samuel 21:2:222 Sam.21.2.W22TAB
לִבְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
livneiyisrael
“for the sons of Israel”
- Transliteration
- liv-nei-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- lihv-NAY-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /liv.neː.jis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the sons of Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
liv-nei-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
be-kan-no-a-TO liv-nei-yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-ha-giv-o-NIM LO mib-be-NEI yis-ra-EL HE-ma KI im-mi-YE-ter ha-e-mo-RI u-ve-NEI yis-ra-EL nish-be-U la-HEM va-ye-vak-KESH sha-UL le-ha-ko-TAM be-kan-no-a-TO liv-nei-yis-ra-EL vi-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-yik-RA ha-ME-lekh la-giv-o-NIM va-yo-MER a-lei-HEM ve-ha-giv-o-NIM LO mib-be-NEI yis-ra-EL HE-ma KI im-mi-YE-ter ha-e-mo-RI u-ve-NEI yis-ra-EL nish-be-U la-HEM va-ye-vak-KESH sha-UL le-ha-ko-TAM be-kan-no-a-TO liv-nei-yis-ra-EL vi-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
Saul’s motive clause beqanato libnei-yisrael veyhuda {בְּקַנֹּאתוֹ לִבְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָה | bəqanʿātô libbenê yiśrāʾēl wiyyəhûdāh} employs a noun in construct plus suffix to express zeal, with the Hiphil infinitive lehakkōtem {לְהַכֹּתָם | lehakkōtem} denoting intent to execute.
In context — 2 Samuel 21:2
And the king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. The Gibeonites were not of the descendants of Israel but of the remnant of the Amorites. The people of Israel had sworn to them, yet Saul, in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah , sought to strike them down.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:2:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of 2 Samuel 21:2, so the Hebrew word לִבְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (livneiyisrael) 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.21.2.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.2.W22.S1) and character.