1 Samuel 16:17:31 Sam.16.17.W3TAB
אֶל־עֲבָדָ֑יו
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
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-a-va-DAV
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-a-va-DAV re-U-NA LI ISH me-TIV le-nag-GEN va-ha-vi-o-TEM e-LAI
Exegesis
The subject Šā’ûl {שָׁאוּל | Šā’ûl} is followed by the prepositional frame ’el-‘avādāyw {אֶל־עֲבָדָיו | ’el-‘avādāyw} ‘to his servants’ specifying the recipients of the command.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:17
And Saul said to his servants , “Please look for me a man who is skilled at playing, and bring him to me.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 16:17, so the Hebrew word אֶל־עֲבָדָ֑יו (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 Sam.16.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.17.W3.S1) and character.