דָוִ֔יד

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 דָוִ֔יד

   da-VID

   David
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיִּקְרָ֣א דָוִ֔יד

   va-yik-RA da-VID

   and he called David
3. clause🔊 וַיִּקְרָ֣א דָוִ֔יד לְצָד֥וֹק וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑ים

   va-yik-RA da-VID le-tsa-DOK u-le-ev-ya-TAR ha-ko-ha-NIM

   and he called David to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּקְרָ֣א דָוִ֔יד לְצָד֥וֹק וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑ים וְלַלְוִיִּ֗ם לְאֽוּרִיאֵ֤ל עֲשָׂיָה֙ וְיוֹאֵ֣ל שְׁמַֽעְיָ֔ה וֶאֱלִיאֵ֖ל וְעַמִּינָדָֽב׃

   va-yik-RA da-VID le-tsa-DOK u-le-ev-ya-TAR ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-lal-vi-YIM le-u-ri-EL a-sa-YA ve-yo-EL she-ma-ya ve-e-li-EL ve-am-mi-na-DAV

   and he called David to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests and to the Levites to Uriel Asaiah and Joel Shemaiah and Eliel and Amminadab

Exegesis

David {דָוִ֔יד | dāwīd} serves as the subject, followed by a sequence of objects introduced by the prepositions le- {לְ | lə} and we-le- {וּלְ | wə-lə}, linking the summons first to the priests and then to the Levites.

Root and etymology

ד־ו־ד🔊 dalet–waw–dalet

“beloved”

• 🔊 דּוֹדdōdbeloved oneSong of Songs 1:2