1 Chronicles 17:23:61 Chr.17.23.W6TAB
עַֽל־עַבְדְּךָ֙
alavdekha
“concerning your servant”
- Transliteration
- al-av-de-KHA
- Extended
- ahl-av-deh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ʕal.ʕavdˈdɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- concerning your servant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
al-av-de-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER di-BAR-ta al-av-de-KHA
- clause
ve-a-TA Ye-ho-VAH ha-da-VAR a-SHER di-BAR-ta al-av-de-KHA ve-al-BE-to ye-a-MEN ad-o-LAM
- sentence
ve-a-TA Ye-ho-VAH ha-da-VAR a-SHER di-BAR-ta al-av-de-KHA ve-al-BE-to ye-a-MEN ad-o-LAM va-a-SE ka-a-SHER di-BAR-ta
Exegesis
The paired prepositional phrases al avdekha {עַֽל־עַבְדְּךָ֙ | ʿal ʿav-de-kha} 'concerning your servant' and ve-al beito {וְעַל־בֵּית֔וֹ | və-ʿal bēy-tō} 'and concerning his house' extend the promise from the individual to the dynasty.
Root and etymology
ע־ב־ד
“to serve”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:23
And now, LORD , let the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do just as You have spoken.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 17:23, so the Hebrew word עַֽל־עַבְדְּךָ֙ (alavdekha) 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.17.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.23.W6.S1) and character.