1 Samuel 18:25:41 Sam.18.25.W4TAB

לְדָוִ֗ד

ledavid

to David

Transliteration
le-da-VID
Extended
leh-dah-VEED
IPA
/ləðaːˈviːd/

Meaning by language

English
to David

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + דָ + וִ֗ד
le + da + vid
ledavid

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Daletd as in door

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-da-VID

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KO-to-me-RU le-da-VID

  3. clause

    va-YO-mer sha-UL KO-to-me-RU le-da-VID EN-KHE-fets la-ME-lekh be-MO-har KI be-me-A a-re-LOT pe-lish-TIM le-hin-na-KEM be-o-ye-VE ha-ME-lekh

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer sha-UL KO-to-me-RU le-da-VID EN-KHE-fets la-ME-lekh be-MO-har KI be-me-A a-re-LOT pe-lish-TIM le-hin-na-KEM be-o-ye-VE ha-ME-lekh ve-sha-UL kha-SHAV le-ha-PIL et-da-VID be-yad-pe-lish-TIM

Root and etymology

d-v-dd-v-d

beloved

In context1 Samuel 18:25

And Saul said, “Thus you shall say to David, ‘The king has no desire for a bride-price other than one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to take revenge on the king’s enemies.’” And Saul planned to cause David to fall by the hand of the Philistines.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 18:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 18:25, so the Hebrew word לְדָוִ֗ד (ledavid) 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.18.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.25.W4.S1) and character.