1 Samuel 17:34:71 Sam.17.34.W7TAB

לְאָבִ֖יו

leaviv

for his father

Transliteration
le-a-VIV
Extended
leh-aa-VEEV
IPA
/ləʔaːˈviːv/

Meaning by language

English
for his father

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + אָ + בִ֖יו
le + a + viv
leaviv

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-a-VIV

  2. clause

    va-yo-MER da-VID el-sha-UL ro-EH ha-YA av-de-KHA le-a-VIV ba-TSON

  3. sentence

    va-yo-MER da-VID el-sha-UL ro-EH ha-YA av-de-KHA le-a-VIV ba-TSON u-VA ha-a-RI ve-et-ha-DOV ve-na-SA SEH me-ha-E-der

In context1 Samuel 17:34

And David said to Saul, “Your servant was a shepherd for his father among the sheep, when a lion and a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock.”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 17:34:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 17:34, so the Hebrew word לְאָבִ֖יו (leaviv) 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.17.34.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.34.W7.S1) and character.