Deuteronomy 20:12:2Deut.20.12.W2TAB
תַשְׁלִים֙
tashleem
“makes peace”
- Transliteration
- tash-LEEM
- Extended
- tahsh-LEEM
- IPA
- /taʃˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- makes peace
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tash-LEEM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-IM-LO tash-LEEM
- clause
ve-IM-LO tash-LEEM im-MAKH ve-as-TA im-KHA mil-kha-MAH
- sentence
ve-IM-LO tash-LEEM im-MAKH ve-as-TA im-KHA mil-kha-MAH ve-tsar-TA a-LE-ha
Exegesis
The verb tashlim {תַשְׁלִים | ṯaš·lîm} ‘make peace’ personifies the city (feminine noun) and sets up a parallel with conflict.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:12
But if she does not make peace with you and instead wages war against you, then you shall besiege her.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 20:12, so the Hebrew word תַשְׁלִים֙ (tashleem) 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 Deut.20.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.12.W2.S1) and character.