2 Samuel 21:3:32 Sam.21.3.W3TAB
אֶל־הַגִּבְעֹנִ֔ים
elhagivonim
“to the Gibeonites”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-giv-o-NIM
- Extended
- ehl-hah-gihv-oh-NEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.hag.giv.ʕoːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ha-giv-o-NIM
- clause
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ha-giv-o-NIM MA e-e-SE la-KHEM
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ha-giv-o-NIM MA e-e-SE la-KHEM u-va-MA a-kap-PER u-va-re-KHU et-na-kha-LAT Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
David {דָּוִד | dā·wîḏ} initiates dialogue through direct address, marked by the preposition el {אֶל | ʾel} ‘to’.
Root and etymology
g-b-ʻgimel–bet–ayin
“hill”
In context — 2 Samuel 21:3
And David said to the Gibeonites, “What shall I do for you, and with what shall I make atonement so that you may bless the inheritance of the LORD ?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:3:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 21:3, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַגִּבְעֹנִ֔ים (elhagivonim) 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.21.3.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.3.W3.S1) and character.