1 Samuel 17:12:11 Sam.17.12.W1TAB
וְדָוִד֩
vedavid
“and David”
- Transliteration
- ve-da-VID
- Extended
- veh-dah-VEED
- IPA
- /vədɔˈwiːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- and David
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-da-VID
- phraseyour reading level
ve-da-VID ben-ISH e-fra-TI
- clause
ve-da-VID ben-ISH e-fra-TI ha-ZE mi-BET LE-khem ye-hu-DA u-she-MO yi-SHAI ve-LO she-mo-NA va-NIM
- sentence
ve-da-VID ben-ISH e-fra-TI ha-ZE mi-BET LE-khem ye-hu-DA u-she-MO yi-SHAI ve-LO she-mo-NA va-NIM ve-ha-ISH bi-ME sha-UL za-KEN BA ba-a-na-SHIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with veDavid {וְדָוִד֩ | wə-dā-wîḏ} ‘and David’ as the narrative introduction.
Root and etymology
Rootd-w-d
“beloved”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:12
Now David was the son of this Ephrathite man from Bethlehem of Judah, whose name was Jesse ; he had eight sons, and in the days of Saul he was old .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 17:12, so the Hebrew word וְדָוִד֩ (vedavid) 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.17.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.12.W1.S1) and character.