1 Chronicles 21:2:141 Chr.21.2.W14TAB
וְאֵדְעָ֖ה
veeda
“so that I may know”
- Transliteration
- ve-ed-a
- Extended
- veh-EED-ah
- IPA
- /vəʔeːð.ʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- so that I may know
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ed-a
- clause
ve-ha-VI-u E-lai ve-ed-a et-mis-pa-RAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID el-yo-AV ve-el-sa-RE ha-AM le-KHU sif-RU et-yis-ra-EL mib-be-ER SHE-va ve-ad-DAN ve-ha-VI-u E-lai ve-ed-a et-mis-pa-RAM
Exegesis
The compound command wə-hā-vî-ʾû ʾēlây wə-ʾēḏ-‘āh {וְהָבִיאוּ אֵלַי וְאֵדְעָה | wə-hā-vî-ʾû ʾēlây wə-ʾēḏ-‘āh} ‘and bring it to me that I may know’ combines the Hifil imperative and Qal imperfect in a purpose clause, highlighting David’s intent for precise knowledge of mis-pā-rām {מִסְפָּרָם | mis-pā-rām} ‘their number’. The structure maintains the Hebrew VSO order while accommodating English SVO, preserving the sequence of commands and result clause.
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:2
And David said to Joab and to the commanders of the people, “Go, count Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and bring it to me so that I may know their number.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:2:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Chronicles 21:2, so the Hebrew word וְאֵדְעָ֖ה (veeda) 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.21.2.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.2.W14.S1) and character.