1 Samuel 18:26:41 Sam.18.26.W4TAB
אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים
ethadevarim
“{direct object} the words”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-de-va-RIM
- Extended
- EHT-hah-deh-vah-REEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.had.dəvaːˈriːm/
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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Word in context
- word
ET-ha-de-va-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
ET-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le
- 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
Exegesis
The direct object marker et-haddevarim {אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים | ʾet-had-dĕḇārîm} ‘these words’ introduces the content of the report.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter”
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 18:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 18:26, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים (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.18.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.26.W4.S1) and character.