1 Chronicles 19:4:31 Chr.19.4.W3TAB
אֶת־עַבְדֵ֤י
etavede
“{direct object marker} servants of”
- Transliteration
- et-a-ve-DE
- Extended
- eht-ah-veh-DEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʕavˈdeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} servants of
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-a-ve-DE
- phraseyour reading level
et-a-ve-DE da-VID
- clause
va-yik-KAKH kha-NUN et-a-ve-DE da-VID va-ye-gal-le-KHEM va-yikh-ROT et-mad-ve-HEM ba-khe-TSI ad-ha-mif-sa-A
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH kha-NUN et-a-ve-DE da-VID va-ye-gal-le-KHEM va-yikh-ROT et-mad-ve-HEM ba-khe-TSI ad-ha-mif-sa-A va-ye-shal-le-KHEM
Exegesis
The direct object marker ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces both ʿavdê dāwîḏ {עַבְדֵי דָוִיד | ʿavdê dāwîḏ} ‘servants of David’ and maḏwêhēm {מַדְוֵיהֶם | maḏwêhēm} ‘their garments’, marking the shift from persons to their clothing.
Root and etymology
ʿ-b-dayin–bet–dalet
“to serve”
In context — 1 Chronicles 19:4
So Hanun took David’s servants, and he shaved them , and he cut off their garments in the middle up to the buttocks , and he sent them away.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 19:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 19:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עַבְדֵ֤י (etavede) 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.19.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.19.4.W3.S1) and character.