2 Samuel 22:38:22 Sam.22.38.W2TAB
אֹיְבַ֖י
oyevai
“my enemies”
- Transliteration
- o-ye-VAI
- Extended
- oh-yeh-VAI
- IPA
- /ʔoː.jəˈvaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my enemies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
o-ye-VAI
- phraseyour reading level
e-red-pe-FA o-ye-VAI
- clause
e-red-pe-FA o-ye-VAI va-ash-me-DEM
- sentence
e-red-pe-FA o-ye-VAI va-ash-me-DEM ve-LO a-SHUV ad-ka-lo-TAM
Exegesis
The object oyevai {אֹיְבַ֖י | ʾō·yə·ḇai̯} ‘my enemies’ follows the verb, reflecting verb–object order typical in Hebrew narrative.
Root and etymology
א־י־ב
“to be hostile”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:38
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and I did not turn back until they were finished off .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:38:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 22:38, so the Hebrew word אֹיְבַ֖י (oyevai) 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.22.38.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.38.W2.S1) and character.