1 Chronicles 18:10:31 Chr.18.10.W3TAB
אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־דָּ֠וִיד
elhamelekhdavid
“to the king David”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ME-lekh-da-VID
- Extended
- ehl-hah-MEH-lehkh-daa-VEED
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.hamˈmɛlɛx.daːˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king 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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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-ha-ME-lekh-da-VID
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-LAKH et-ha-do-RAM-be-NO el-ha-ME-lekh-da-VID
- clause
va-yish-LAKH et-ha-do-RAM-be-NO el-ha-ME-lekh-da-VID li-shol-lish-OL-LO le-sha-LOM u-le-va-ra-KHO AL a-SHER nil-KHAM ba-ha-dad-E-zer va-yak-KE-HU ki-ISH mil-kha-MOT TO-U ha-YA ha-dad-A-zer
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH et-ha-do-RAM-be-NO el-ha-ME-lekh-da-VID li-shol-lish-OL-LO le-sha-LOM u-le-va-ra-KHO AL a-SHER nil-KHAM ba-ha-dad-E-zer va-yak-KE-HU ki-ISH mil-kha-MOT TO-U ha-YA ha-dad-A-zer ve-KHOL ke-LE za-HAV va-KHE-sef u-ne-KHO-shet
Exegesis
The destination el-hamelekh-david {אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־דָּ֠וִיד | ʾel-hammeleḵ-dāwîḏ} ‘to King David’ is followed by a purpose chain: leshaol-lishol-lo {לשאול־לִשְׁאָל־ל֨וֹ | ləšaʾōl-lišʾōl-lô} ‘to ask him’ (with a doubled written form) and u-levarakho {וּֽלְבָרֲכ֗וֹ | ûləḇārăḵô} ‘and to bless him,’ expressing diplomatic inquiry and goodwill.
Root and etymology
y-d
“hand, power”
In context — 1 Chronicles 18:10
And he sent Hadoram his son to King David to ask him for peace and to bless him because he had fought with Hadadezer and struck him, for Hadadezer had been a man of wars with Tou , and all vessels of gold, silver, and bronze.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 18:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 18:10, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־דָּ֠וִיד (elhamelekhdavid) 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.18.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.10.W3.S1) and character.