2 Samuel 22:6:12 Sam.22.6.W1TAB
חֶבְלֵ֥י
khevlei
“cords of”
- Transliteration
- khev-LEI
- Extended
- khehv-LEE
- IPA
- /ħɛvˈleː/
Meaning by language
- English
- cords of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
khev-LEI
- phraseyour reading level
khev-LEI she-OL
- clause
khev-LEI she-OL sa-BU-NI
- sentence
khev-LEI she-OL sa-BU-NI kid-de-MU-NI mo-ke-SHEI MA-vet
Exegesis
The first hemistich opens with the construct chain khevlei {חֶבְלֵ֥י | khevlei} ‘cords of’ linked to sheol {שְׁאוֹל | sheol} ‘underworld’, followed by the Piel perfect sabbuni {סַבֻּ֑נִי | sabbuni} ‘they surrounded me’.
In context — 2 Samuel 22:6
The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death confronted me.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 22:6, so the Hebrew word חֶבְלֵ֥י (khevlei) 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.22.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.6.W1.S1) and character.