2 Samuel 23:3:42 Sam.23.3.W4TAB

לִ֥י

li

to me

Transliteration
LI
Extended
LEE
IPA
/ˈliː/

Meaning by language

English
to me

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    LI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    LI dib-BER

  3. clause

    a-MAR e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL LI dib-BER TSUR yis-ra-EL

  4. sentence

    a-MAR e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL LI dib-BER TSUR yis-ra-EL mo-SHEL ba-a-DAM tsa-DIK mo-SHEL yir-AT e-lo-HIM

Root and etymology

b-l-ʿb l ʿ

worthless

In context2 Samuel 23:3

The God of Israel has spoken, the Rock of Israel has declared to me: “A ruler among men must be just, ruling in the fear of God .”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 23:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 23:3, so the Hebrew word לִ֥י (li) 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.23.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.3.W4.S1) and character.