2 Samuel 23:37:12 Sam.23.37.W1TAB

צֶ֖לֶק

tselek

Zelek

Transliteration
TSE-lek
Extended
TSEH-lehk
IPA
/ˈtsɛ.lɛq/

Meaning by language

English
Zelek

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
צֶ֖ + לֶק
tse + lek
tselek

Alphabet Analysis

Tsadets as in cats
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Qofq — deep k, uvular

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Word in context

  1. word

    TSE-lek

  2. clause

    TSE-lek ha-am-MO-ni

  3. sentence

    TSE-lek ha-am-MO-ni na-KHRAI ha-be-e-RO-ti ne-sa-I no-SE ke-LEI yo-AV ben-tse-ru-YA

Exegesis

Zelek {צֶ֖לֶק | ṣə-lēq} and Naharai {נַחְרַי֙ | nā-ḥa-rāy} are followed by ha-ammoni {הָעַמֹּנִ֑י | hā-ʿammō-nī} and ha-be’eroti {הַבְּאֵ֣רֹתִ֔י | ha-ḇə-ʾê-rō-tî}, specifying ethnic origin.

In context2 Samuel 23:37

Zelek the Ammonite , Naharai the Beerothite, the one bearing the equipment of Joab son of Zeruiah.

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 23:37:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 23:37, so the Hebrew word צֶ֖לֶק (tselek) 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.23.37.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.37.W1.S1) and character.