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

Result
אֶת + הַ + דְּ + בָ + רִ֖ים
et + ha + de + va + rim
ethadevarim

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Daletd as in door
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    et-ha-de-va-RIM

  2. clause

    va-ye-da-be-RU av-DE sha-UL be-oz-NE da-VID et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le

  3. 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 context1 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.