2 Samuel 22:1:122 Sam.22.1.W12TAB
כָּל־אֹיְבָ֖יו
koloyevav
“all his enemies”
- Transliteration
- kol-o-ye-VAV
- Extended
- kaal-oh-yeh-VAAV
- IPA
- /kɔl.ʔoː.jəˈvaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- all his enemies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kol-o-ye-VAV
- phraseyour reading level
mi-KAF kol-o-ye-VAV
- clause
be-YOM hi-TSIL ye-ho-VAH o-TO mi-KAF kol-o-ye-VAV u-mi-KAF sha-UL
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER da-VID la-ye-ho-VAH et-div-RE ha-shi-RA ha-ZOT be-YOM hi-TSIL ye-ho-VAH o-TO mi-KAF kol-o-ye-VAV u-mi-KAF sha-UL
Exegesis
The parallel prepositional phrases mikaf kol oybav and umikaf shaul {מִכַּף כָּל־אֹיְבָ֖יו וּמִכַּף שָׁאֽוּל | mi·kaf kol ʾō·y·ḇāw u·mi·kaf šā·ʾūl} employ “hand of” as a metaphor for control, emphasizing total rescue from hostile opponents.
Root and etymology
א־י־ב
“to be hostile”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:1
David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day the LORD brought him safe out of the grasp of all his enemies and from Saul’s grasp.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 22:1, so the Hebrew word כָּל־אֹיְבָ֖יו (koloyevav) 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.22.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.1.W12.S1) and character.