1 Chronicles 19:5:31 Chr.19.5.W3TAB
לְדָוִ֤יד
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
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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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Word in context
- word
le-da-VID
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-le-KHU va-ya-GI-du le-da-VID al-ha-a-na-SHIM
- clause
va-ye-le-KHU va-ya-GI-du le-da-VID al-ha-a-na-SHIM va-yish-LAKH lik-ra-TAM ki-ha-YU ha-a-na-SHIM nikh-la-MIM me-OD
- sentence
va-ye-le-KHU va-ya-GI-du le-da-VID al-ha-a-na-SHIM va-yish-LAKH lik-ra-TAM ki-ha-YU ha-a-na-SHIM nikh-la-MIM me-OD va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh she-VU vi-re-KHO AD a-sher-ye-tsam-MAKH ze-kan-KHEM ve-shav-TEM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase leDavid {לְדָוִ֤יד | lə-Dāwîḏ} sets David as the recipient of the report.
In context — 1 Chronicles 19:5
And they went and told David about the men, and he sent to meet them because the men were greatly humiliated. Then the king said, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 19:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 19:5, so the Hebrew word לְדָוִ֤יד (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.19.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.19.5.W3.S1) and character.