1 Samuel 17:43:111 Sam.17.43.W11TAB
אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד
etdavid
“David”
- Transliteration
- et-da-VID
- Extended
- eht-daa-VEED
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.daːˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- David
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-da-VID
- clause
va-ye-kal-LEL ha-pe-lish-TI et-da-VID be-e-lo-HAV
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-pe-lish-TI el-da-VID ha-KHE-lev a-NO-khi ki-a-TA va-E-LAI ba-mak-LOT va-ye-kal-LEL ha-pe-lish-TI et-da-VID be-e-lo-HAV
Exegesis
The second vav-consecutive Piel wayyiqqallel {וַיְקַלֵּ֧ל | wayyiqqallel} ‘and he cursed’ intensifies the action, and ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet} signals David as the object.
Root and etymology
Rootd-w-d
“beloved”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:43
The Philistine said to David, “Am I the dog , that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:43:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 17:43, so the Hebrew word אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד (etdavid) 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.17.43.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.43.W11.S1) and character.