2 Samuel 23:17:22 Sam.23.17.W2TAB
חָלִילָה֩
khalila
“far be it”
- Transliteration
- kha-li-LA
- Extended
- khaa-lii-LAA
- IPA
- /ħaː.liːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- far be it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
kha-li-LA
- phraseyour reading level
kha-li-LA LI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer kha-li-LA LI Ye-ho-VAH me-a-SO-ti ZOT ha-DAM ha-a-na-SHIM ha-hol-KHIM be-na-fsho-TAM ve-LO a-VA lish-te-TAAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer kha-li-LA LI Ye-ho-VAH me-a-SO-ti ZOT ha-DAM ha-a-na-SHIM ha-hol-KHIM be-na-fsho-TAM ve-LO a-VA lish-te-TAAM E-le A-su she-LO-shet ha-gi-bo-RIM
Exegesis
The interjection chalilah li {חָלִילָה לִי | ḥălîlāh lī} conveys emphatic refusal.
In context — 2 Samuel 23:17
And he said, “Far be it from me, LORD , to do this! Is it not the blood of the men who went with their lives? And he would not consent to drink it. These things the three mighty men did.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 23:17, so the Hebrew word חָלִילָה֩ (khalila) 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.23.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.17.W2.S1) and character.