1 Samuel 18:11:61 Sam.18.11.W6TAB
בְדָוִ֖ד
vedavid
“in David or against David”
- Transliteration
- ve-da-VID
- Extended
- veh-daa-VEED
- IPA
- /vdaːˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- in David or against David
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ve-da-VID
- phraseyour reading level
a-KE ve-da-VID
- clause
va-YA-tel sha-UL ET-ha-kha-NIT va-yo-MER a-KE ve-da-VID u-va-KIR
- sentence
va-YA-tel sha-UL ET-ha-kha-NIT va-yo-MER a-KE ve-da-VID u-va-KIR va-yis-SOV da-VID mi-pa-NAV pa-a-MAI-yim
Exegesis
The coordinated prepositional phrases bə-Dāwîḏ {בְדָוִ֖ד | bə-dā-wî-ḏ} ‘against David’ and ū-ba-qîr {וּבַקִּיר | ū-ba-qîr} ‘against the wall’ specify his target.
Root and etymology
d-v-dd-v-d
“beloved”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:11
Saul hurled his spear and said, “I will strike David into the wall.” David turned aside from before him twice .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 18:11, so the Hebrew word בְדָוִ֖ד (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.18.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.11.W6.S1) and character.