1 Kings 15:8:71 Kgs.15.8.W7TAB
דָּוִ֑ד
david
“David”
- Transliteration
- da-VID
- Extended
- daa-VEED
- IPA
- /daːˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- David
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
da-VID
- phraseyour reading level
be-IR da-VID
- clause
va-yish-KAV a-vi-YAM im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-be-RU o-TO be-IR da-VID
- sentence
va-yish-KAV a-vi-YAM im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-be-RU o-TO be-IR da-VID va-yim-LOKH a-SA ve-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
The next clause wayyiqberû {וַיִּקְבְּרוּ | wayyiqberû} “and they buried” denotes communal action with bə-ʿîr Dāwîḏ {בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד | bə-ʿîr Dāwîḏ} “in the city of David” marking location via a construct chain.
In context — 1 Kings 15:8
Abijam slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David. Asa his son then reigned in his place.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 15:8, so the Hebrew word דָּוִ֑ד (david) 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.15.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.8.W7.S1) and character.