1 Samuel 16:15:21 Sam.16.15.W2TAB
עַבְדֵֽי־שָׁא֖וּל
avdeshaul
“servants of Saul”
- Transliteration
- av-DE-SHA-ul
- Extended
- ahv-DEH-SHAA-ool
- IPA
- /ʕavˈdeː.ʃaːˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- servants of Saul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
av-DE-SHA-ul
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-ME-ru av-DE-SHA-ul
- clause
va-yo-ME-ru av-DE-SHA-ul e-LAV
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru av-DE-SHA-ul e-LAV hin-NE-na RU-akh-e-lo-HIM ra-A me-va-it-TE-kha
Exegesis
The construct chain avdei {עַבְדֵי־ | ʿăḇdê} + Shaul {שָׁאוּל | šāʾûl} specifies the speakers as Saul’s servants.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:15
And the servants of Saul said to him, “Behold, now an evil spirit from God is terrifying you.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 16:15, so the Hebrew word עַבְדֵֽי־שָׁא֖וּל (avdeshaul) 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 Sam.16.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.15.W2.S1) and character.