1 Samuel 17:15:11 Sam.17.15.W1TAB
וְדָוִ֛ד
vedavid
“and David”
- Transliteration
- ve-da-VID
- Extended
- veh-dah-VEED
- IPA
- /vədəˈviːd/
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
- clause
ve-da-VID ho-LEKH va-SHAV me-AL sha-UL
- sentence
ve-da-VID ho-LEKH va-SHAV me-AL sha-UL lir-OT et-TSON a-VIV BET LA-khem
Exegesis
The verse begins with vedavid {וְדָוִד | wə-ḏā-wîḏ} ‘and David’, marking the narrative’s shift back to David.
Root and etymology
ד־ו־ד
“beloved, dear one”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:15
But David would go and return from Saul to tend the flock of his father at Bethlehem.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 17:15, so the Hebrew word וְדָוִ֛ד (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.17.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.15.W1.S1) and character.