2 Samuel 22:12:32 Sam.22.12.W3TAB
סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו
sevivotav
“around him”
- Transliteration
- se-vi-vo-TAV
- Extended
- seh-vih-voh-TAAV
- IPA
- /səviːvoːˈtɑːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- around him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
se-vi-vo-TAV
- clause
va-YA-shet KHO-shekh se-vi-vo-TAV su-KOT
- sentence
va-YA-shet KHO-shekh se-vi-vo-TAV su-KOT kha-she-RAT-ma-YIM a-VE she-kha-KIM
Exegesis
The noun choshekh {חֹשֶׁךְ | ḥōšēḵ} ‘darkness’ functions as the direct object, followed by sevivotav {סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו | səvîvôṯāw} ‘around him’, indicating divine enclosure.
In context — 2 Samuel 22:12
He set darkness around Him as shelters—dark waters and thick skies.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 22:12, so the Hebrew word סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו (sevivotav) 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.22.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.12.W3.S1) and character.