1 Samuel 18:24:21 Sam.18.24.W2TAB
עַבְדֵ֥י
avde
“servants of”
- Transliteration
- av-DE
- Extended
- ahv-DEE
- IPA
- /ʕavˈdeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- servants of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
av-DE
- phraseyour reading level
av-DE sha-UL
- clause
va-yag-GI-du av-DE sha-UL LO le-MOR
- sentence
va-yag-GI-du av-DE sha-UL LO le-MOR kad-de-va-RIM ha-E-le dib-BER da-VID
Exegesis
The construct phrase avdei Shaul {עַבְדֵ֥י שָׁא֛וּל | ʿaḇ·ḏê Šā·’ûl} functions as the subject, linking “servants” to “Saul.”
Root and etymology
ע־ב־ד
“to serve”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:24
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, “David has spoken these words .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 18:24, so the Hebrew word עַבְדֵ֥י (avde) 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.18.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.24.W2.S1) and character.