2 Samuel 22:42:12 Sam.22.42.W1TAB
יִשְׁע֖וּ
yisheu
“they cried for help”
- Transliteration
- yish-E-U
- Extended
- yihsh-EH-oo
- IPA
- /jiʃˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they cried for help
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yish-E-U
- clause
yish-E-U ve-EN mo-SHI-a
- sentence
yish-E-U ve-EN mo-SHI-a el-ye-ho-VAH ve-LO A-nam
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yišʿû {יִשְׁע֖וּ | yišʿû} ‘they looked’ is immediately qualified by the existential clause ve-ʾēn mōšîaʿ {וְאֵ֣ין מֹשִׁ֑יעַ | wə-ʾēn mōšîaʿ} ‘and there is no deliverer.’
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–ayin
“to save, deliver”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:42
They looked around for help, but there was no one who could save; they turned to the LORD , but He did not answer them.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:42:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 22:42, so the Hebrew word יִשְׁע֖וּ (yisheu) 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.22.42.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.42.W1.S1) and character.