1 Kings 18:9:61 Kgs.18.9.W6TAB
אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ֛
etaveddekha
“your servant {direct object}”
- Transliteration
- et-a-ved-de-KHA
- Extended
- eht-ah-veh-deh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʕavdˈdɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your servant {direct object}
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-a-ved-de-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
no-TEN et-a-ved-de-KHA
- clause
ki-a-TA no-TEN et-a-ved-de-KHA be-yad-a-khAV la-ha-mi-TE-ni
- sentence
va-YO-mer ME kha-ta-TI ki-a-TA no-TEN et-a-ved-de-KHA be-yad-a-khAV la-ha-mi-TE-ni
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} foregrounds avdekha {עַבְדְּךָ | ʿaḇ-dĕ-ˈkā} ‘your servant’, highlighting Obadiah’s humility.
Root and etymology
ע־ב־ד
“to serve, work”
In context — 1 Kings 18:9
And he said, “What have I sinned , that you are giving your servant into the hand of Ahab to put me to death?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 18:9, so the Hebrew word אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ֛ (etaveddekha) 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.18.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.9.W6.S1) and character.