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
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
LI
- phraseyour reading level
LI dib-BER
- clause
a-MAR e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL LI dib-BER TSUR yis-ra-EL
- 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 context — 2 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.