2 Samuel 23:39:12 Sam.23.39.W1TAB
אֽוּרִיָּה֙
uriya
“Uriah”
- Transliteration
- u-ri-YA
- Extended
- oo-ri-YAA
- IPA
- /ʔuː.riːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Uriah
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-ri-YA
- sentence
u-ri-YA ha-khi-TI KOL she-lo-SHIM ve-shiv-A
Exegesis
The nominal sequence uriyyah haḥitti {אוּרִיָּה הַֽחִתִּ֔י | ʾû-rî-yyāh haḥîttî} introduces a verbless clause listing the final warrior.
Root and etymology
’-w-raleph–vav–resh
“light”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:39
Uriah the Hittite—there were thirty-seven in all .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:39:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 23:39, so the Hebrew word אֽוּרִיָּה֙ (uriya) 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.23.39.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.39.W1.S1) and character.