2 Samuel 23:8:182 Sam.23.8.W18TAB
בְּפַ֥עַם
befaam
“in one time or at once”
- Transliteration
- be-fa-AM
- Extended
- beh-fah-AHM
- IPA
- /bəfaˈʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- in one time or at once
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-fa-AM
- phraseyour reading level
be-fa-AM e-KHAD e-KHAT
- 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
- 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 temporal adjunct bepaam echad {בְּפַעַם אֶחָד | bə-pha-ʿam ʾe-ḥāḏ} ‘in one encounter’ ties the act to a single event.
In context — 2 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 23:8:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 2 Samuel 23:8, so the Hebrew word בְּפַ֥עַם (befaam) 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.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.8.W18.S1) and character.