1 Samuel 18:22:31 Sam.18.22.W3TAB
אֶת־עֲבָדָ֗ו
etavado
“his servant”
- Transliteration
- et-a-va-DO
- Extended
- eht-ah-vah-DOH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʕăvaːˈdoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his servant
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-a-va-DO
- 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
- 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
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾēṯ} marks avadav {עֲבָדָ֗ו | ʿa-vā-ḏāw} ‘his servant’ as the recipient of the order.
Root and etymology
ʿ-b-dayin–bet–dalet
“to serve, work”
In context — 1 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 18:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 18:22, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עֲבָדָ֗ו (etavado) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.22.W3.S1) and character.