1 Samuel 18:26:31 Sam.18.26.W3TAB
לְדָוִד֙
ledavid
“to David”
- Transliteration
- le-da-VID
- Extended
- leh-dah-VEED
- IPA
- /lədaːˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- to David
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-da-VID
- phraseyour reading level
va-yag-GI-du a-va-DAV le-da-VID
- clause
va-yag-GI-du a-va-DAV le-da-VID ET-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le va-yi-SHAR ha-da-VAR be-e-NE da-VID le-hit-khat-TEN ba-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yag-GI-du a-va-DAV le-da-VID ET-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le va-yi-SHAR ha-da-VAR be-e-NE da-VID le-hit-khat-TEN ba-ME-lekh ve-LO mal-E-u ha-ya-MIM
Root and etymology
d-v-dd-v-d
“beloved”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:26
And his servants told David these things, and the matter was pleasing in David’s eyes to marry the king’s daughter, but the days were not fulfilled .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 18:26, so the Hebrew word לְדָוִד֙ (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.18.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.26.W3.S1) and character.