1 Samuel 18:22:121 Sam.18.22.W12TAB

וְכָל־עֲבָדָ֖יו

vekholavadav

and all his servants

Transliteration
ve-khol-a-va-DAV
Extended
veh-khol-ah-vah-DAAV
IPA
/vəkɔl.ʕăvaːˈdaːv/

Meaning by language

English
and all his servants

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + כָל + עֲ + בָ + דָ֖יו
ve + khol + a + va + dav
vekholavadav

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-khol-a-va-DAV

  2. clause

    va-ye-TSAV sha-UL et-a-va-DO dab-be-RU el-da-VID bal-LAT le-MOR hin-NE kha-FETS be-KHA ha-ME-lekh ve-khol-a-va-DAV a-he-VU-kha

  3. sentence

    va-ye-TSAV sha-UL et-a-va-DO dab-be-RU el-da-VID bal-LAT le-MOR hin-NE kha-FETS be-KHA ha-ME-lekh ve-khol-a-va-DAV a-he-VU-kha ve-a-TA hit-kha-TEN ba-ME-lekh

Root and etymology

ʿ-b-dayin–bet–dalet

to serve, work

In context1 Samuel 18:22

And Saul commanded his servant, “Speak to David secretly , saying, ‘Behold, the king desires you, and all his servants love you; now become the king’s son-in-law .’”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 18:22:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 18:22, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־עֲבָדָ֖יו (vekholavadav) 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.18.22.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.22.W12.S1) and character.