1 Chronicles 17:7:41 Chr.17.7.W4TAB

לְדָוִ֗יד

ledavid

to David

Transliteration
le-da-VID
Extended
leh-daa-VEED
IPA
/lədaːˈviːd/

Meaning by language

English
to David

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + דָ + וִ֗יד
le + da + vid
ledavid

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Daletd as in door

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-da-VID

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-av-DI le-da-VID

  3. clause

    ve-a-TA ko-TO-mar le-av-DI le-da-VID KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT a-NI le-kakh-TI-kha min-ha-NA-ve min-a-kha-RE ha-TSON

  4. sentence

    ve-a-TA ko-TO-mar le-av-DI le-da-VID KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT a-NI le-kakh-TI-kha min-ha-NA-ve min-a-kha-RE ha-TSON lih-ye-OT na-GID AL a-MI yis-ra-EL

Exegesis

The prophetic formula kōh-tō·mār {כֹּֽה־תֹאמַ֞ר | kōh-tō·mār} ‘thus you shall say’ issues an imperative introduction to speech, followed by the address lə-ʿăv·dî lə-dā·wîd {לְעַבְדִּ֣י לְדָוִ֗יד | lə-ʿăv·dî lə-dā·wîd} ‘to My servant David.’

In context1 Chronicles 17:7

And now thus you shall say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts : I took you from the pasture , from following the flock, to be ruler over My people Israel.’

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 17:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 17:7, so the Hebrew word לְדָוִ֗יד (ledavid) 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.17.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.7.W4.S1) and character.