1 Samuel 18:23:61 Sam.18.23.W6TAB
אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים
ethadevarim
“{direct object} the words”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-de-va-RIM
- Extended
- eht-hah-deh-vah-REEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.had.da.vaˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the words
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-de-va-RIM
- clause
va-ye-da-be-RU av-DE sha-UL be-oz-NE da-VID et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le
- sentence
va-ye-da-be-RU av-DE sha-UL be-oz-NE da-VID et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le va-yo-MER da-VID han-ka-LA ve-e-ne-KHEM hit-khat-TEN ba-ME-lekh ve-a-no-KHI ish-RASH ve-nik-LE
Exegesis
The direct object et-hadvarim haeleh {אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה | ʾet-haddəḇārîm hāʾēlleh} ‘these words’ specifies the content.
Root and etymology
Rootd-b-r
“word; matter”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:23
And the servants of Saul spoke these words in the ears of David, and David said, “Does it seem a small matter in your eyes to become the king’s son-in-law, since I am a poor and lightly regarded man?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 18:23, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים (ethadevarim) 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.18.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.23.W6.S1) and character.