2 Samuel 23:15:52 Sam.23.15.W5TAB
יַשְׁקֵ֣נִי
yashkeni
“will give me to drink”
- Transliteration
- yash-ke-NI
- Extended
- yahsh-keh-NEE
- IPA
- /jaʃ.qeːˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- will give me to drink
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
yash-ke-NI
- phraseyour reading level
yash-ke-NI MA-yim
- clause
MI yash-ke-NI MA-yim mi-BO-ar BET-LE-khem a-SHER ba-sha-AR
- sentence
va-yit-a-VE da-VID va-yo-MAR MI yash-ke-NI MA-yim mi-BO-ar BET-LE-khem a-SHER ba-sha-AR
Exegesis
The Hiphil form yashkeni {יַשְׁקֵנִי | yaškēnî} ‘will give me to drink’ emphasizes agentive action.
In context — 2 Samuel 23:15
And David longed and said, “Who will give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 23:15, so the Hebrew word יַשְׁקֵ֣נִי (yashkeni) 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.23.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.15.W5.S1) and character.