1 Kings 15:11:61 Kgs.15.11.W6TAB
כְּדָוִ֖ד
kedavid
“as David”
- Transliteration
- ke-da-VID
- Extended
- keh-daa-VEED
- IPA
- /kədaːˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- as David
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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 | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
ke-da-VID
- clause
ke-da-VID a-VI-v
- sentence
va-ya-AS a-SA ha-ya-SHAR be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ke-da-VID a-VI-v
Exegesis
The comparative ke-David {כְּדָוִד | kə-Dāwîḏ} “as David” plus aviv {אָבִיו | ʾāvîw} “his father” links Asa to his ancestral exemplar, reinforcing covenant continuity from David to Asa.
In context — 1 Kings 15:11
Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD , as his forefather David had done.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 15:11, so the Hebrew word כְּדָוִ֖ד (kedavid) 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 Kgs.15.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.11.W6.S1) and character.