1 Samuel 18:19:61 Sam.18.19.W6TAB
לְדָוִ֑ד
ledavid
“to David”
- Transliteration
- le-da-VID
- Extended
- leh-daa-VEED
- IPA
- /ləðaːˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- to David
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
le-da-VID
- clause
va-ye-HI be-ET TET et-ME-rav bat-sha-UL le-da-VID
- sentence
va-ye-HI be-ET TET et-ME-rav bat-sha-UL le-da-VID ve-HI nit-te-NA le-ad-ri-EL ham-me-kho-la-TI le-i-SHA
Exegesis
The accusative marker et-merav {אֶת־מֵרַ֥ב | ʾet-merav} ‘Merab’ plus the construct bat-shaʾul {בַּת־שָׁא֖וּל | bat-šāʾûl} ‘daughter of Saul’ and le-david {לְדָוִ֑ד | lə-dā-wîḏ} ‘to David’ frames the intended action.
Root and etymology
d-v-dd-v-d
“beloved”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:19
And it came to pass at the time when Merab, daughter of Saul, was to be given to David, and she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 18:19, so the Hebrew word לְדָוִ֑ד (ledavid) 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.18.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.19.W6.S1) and character.