1 Samuel 18:20:41 Sam.18.20.W4TAB
אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד
etdavid
“{direct object} David”
- Transliteration
- et-da-VID
- Extended
- eht-daa-VEED
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.daːˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} 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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Word in context
- word
et-da-VID
- clause
va-te-e-HAV MI-khal BAT-sha-UL et-da-VID
- sentence
va-te-e-HAV MI-khal BAT-sha-UL et-da-VID va-ya-GI-du le-sha-UL va-yi-SHAR ha-da-VAR be-e-NAIV
Exegesis
The particle ʾet-dāwîḏ {אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד | ʾet-dāwîḏ} marks David as the direct object.
Root and etymology
d-v-dd-v-d
“beloved”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:20
And Michal, the daughter of Saul, loved David, and they told Saul, and the matter was pleasing in his eyes.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 18:20, so the Hebrew word אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד (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.18.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.20.W4.S1) and character.