2 Samuel 21:6:72 Sam.21.6.W7TAB
בְּגִבְעַ֥ת
begivat
“in Gibeath”
- Transliteration
- be-giv-AT
- Extended
- beh-gihv-AHT
- IPA
- /bəɣivˈʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Gibeath
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
be-giv-AT
- phraseyour reading level
be-giv-AT sha-UL
- clause
yin-tan-yu-TAN-la-NU shiv-A a-na-SHIM mi-ba-NAV ve-ho-ka-a-NUm la-ye-ho-VAH be-giv-AT sha-UL be-KHIR ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
yin-tan-yu-TAN-la-NU shiv-A a-na-SHIM mi-ba-NAV ve-ho-ka-a-NUm la-ye-ho-VAH be-giv-AT sha-UL be-KHIR ye-ho-VAH va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh a-NI e-TEN
Exegesis
The locative la-Yə-hō-wāh {לַֽיהוָ֔ה | la-Yə-hō-wāh} ‘before the LORD’ indicates cultic focus, and the setting is specified by bə-gi-bāṯ {בְּגִבְעַ֥ת | bə-gi-bāṯ} ‘at the hill’ plus šā-’ūl {שָׁא֖וּל | šā-’ūl} ‘Saul’.
In context — 2 Samuel 21:6
Let seven men from his sons be given to us, and we will hang them before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul the chosen of the LORD; and the king said, "I will give them."
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 21:6, so the Hebrew word בְּגִבְעַ֥ת (begivat) 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.21.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.6.W7.S1) and character.