1 Kings 20:12:111 Kgs.20.12.W11TAB
אֶל־עֲבָדָיו֙
elavadav
“to his servants”
- Transliteration
- el-a-va-DAV
- Extended
- ehl-ah-vah-DAAV
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʕăvaːˈdaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his servants
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-a-va-DAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER el-a-va-DAV
- clause
va-yo-MER el-a-va-DAV SI-mu va-ya-SI-mu al-ha-IR
- sentence
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ve-HU sho-TE HU ve-ham-me-la-KHIM bas-su-KOT va-yo-MER el-a-va-DAV SI-mu va-ya-SI-mu al-ha-IR
Root and etymology
Rootʿ–b–d
“to serve, work”
In context — 1 Kings 20:12
And it came to pass, as he heard this message, while he and the kings were drinking in the shelters , that he said to his servants , “Prepare yourselves,” and they set themselves against the city.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:12:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Kings 20:12, so the Hebrew word אֶל־עֲבָדָיו֙ (elavadav) 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.20.12.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.12.W11.S1) and character.