2 Samuel 23:37:72 Sam.23.37.W7TAB
כְּלֵ֖י
kelei
“weapons of”
- Transliteration
- ke-LEI
- Extended
- keh-LEE
- IPA
- /noːˈseː/
Meaning by language
- English
- weapons of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-LEI
- clause
na-KHRAI ha-be-e-RO-ti ne-sa-I no-SE ke-LEI yo-AV ben-tse-ru-YA
- 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
The Qal participle nosei {נֹשֵׂ֕א | nō-sēʾ} ‘bearing’ modifies kelei {כְּלֵ֖י | kəlê} ‘equipment’ in a construct chain with yoav {יוֹאָ֥ב | yō-ʾāḇ} ‘Joab’ and ben-tseruyah {בֶּן-צְרֻיָֽה | bēn-ṣə-ru-yā} ‘son of Zeruiah’.
Root and etymology
כ-ל-יk-l-y
“vessel, tool, weapon”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:37
Zelek the Ammonite , Naharai the Beerothite, the one bearing the equipment of Joab son of Zeruiah.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:37:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 23:37, so the Hebrew word כְּלֵ֖י (kelei) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.37.W7.S1) and character.