2 Samuel 23:8:162 Sam.23.8.W16TAB

מֵא֛וֹת

meot

hundreds

Transliteration
me-OT
Extended
meh-OHT
IPA
/meːˈʔoːt/

Meaning by language

English
hundreds

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
מֵא֛ + וֹת
me + ot
meot

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    me-OT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    al-she-mo-NE me-OT

  3. clause

    yo-SHEV ba-she-VET takh-ke-mo-NI ROSH ha-sha-li-SHI HU a-di-NO ha-e-tsa-NU ha-ets-NE al-she-mo-NE me-OT kha-LAL be-fa-AM e-KHAD e-KHAT

  4. sentence

    E-le she-MOT ha-gi-bo-RIM a-SHER le-da-VID yo-SHEV ba-she-VET takh-ke-mo-NI ROSH ha-sha-li-SHI HU a-di-NO ha-e-tsa-NU ha-ets-NE al-she-mo-NE me-OT kha-LAL be-fa-AM e-KHAD e-KHAT

Exegesis

The prepositional sequence al shemoneh meot chalal {עַל־שְׁמֹנֶה מֵאוֹת חָלָל | ʿal še-mo-nê mē-ʾôṯ ḥā-lāl} ‘against eight hundred slain’ conveys scope through Hebrew numeral multiplication.

In context2 Samuel 23:8

These are the names of the mighty men who belonged to David: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahkemonite, chief of the three; he was Adino the Eznite, against eight hundred slain at one time.

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 23:8:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Samuel 23:8, so the Hebrew word מֵא֛וֹת (meot) 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.23.8.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.8.W16.S1) and character.