1 Chronicles 17:18:61 Chr.17.18.W6TAB
אֶת־עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ
etavedekha
“your servant”
- Transliteration
- et-a-VE-de-kha
- Extended
- eht-a-VEH-deh-khah
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʕavˈdɛkʰaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your servant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-a-VE-de-kha
- phraseyour reading level
le-kha-VOD et-a-VE-de-kha
- clause
ma-YO-sif OD da-VID e-LE-kha le-kha-VOD et-a-VE-de-kha
- sentence
ma-YO-sif OD da-VID e-LE-kha le-kha-VOD et-a-VE-de-kha ve-a-TA et-a-VE-de-kha ya-DA-ta
Exegesis
The infinitive le-kavod {לְכָבוֹד | lə-ḵā-vôḏ} ‘for honor’, marked by et {אֶת | ʾeṯ}, precedes avdekha {עַבְדְּךָ | ʿaḇ-də-kā} ‘Your servant’, highlighting humility before divine benevolence.
Root and etymology
ע־ב־ד
“to serve”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:18
What more can David say to You for honoring Your servant? For You know Your servant.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 17:18, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ (etavedekha) 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 1 Chr.17.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.18.W6.S1) and character.