1 Chronicles 17:2:31 Chr.17.2.W3TAB
אֶל־דָּוִ֔יד
eldavid
“to David”
- Transliteration
- el-da-VID
- Extended
- ehl-daa-VEED
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.daːˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- to David
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-da-VID
- clause
va-YO-mer na-TAN el-da-VID KOL a-SHER bil-va-VEKH-a a-SE
- sentence
va-YO-mer na-TAN el-da-VID KOL a-SHER bil-va-VEKH-a a-SE KI ha-e-lo-HIM im-MAKH
Exegesis
The name natan {נָתָן | nā-than} functions as the speaker, and el-david {אֶל־דָּוִ֔יד | ʾel-dā-wĭd} marks the addressee.
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:2
And Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart , for God is with you.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 17:2, so the Hebrew word אֶל־דָּוִ֔יד (eldavid) 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.17.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.2.W3.S1) and character.