1 Samuel 18:30:101 Sam.18.30.W10TAB
עַבְדֵ֣י
avede
“servants of”
- Transliteration
- a-ve-DE
- Extended
- ah-veh-DEE
- IPA
- /ʕavˈðeː/
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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-ve-DE
- phraseyour reading level
a-ve-DE sha-UL
- clause
va-ye-HI mi-DE tse-TA-tam sa-KHAL da-VID mi-KOL a-ve-DE sha-UL va-yi-KAR she-MO me-OD
- sentence
va-ye-tsu sa-RE pe-lish-TIM va-ye-HI mi-DE tse-TA-tam sa-KHAL da-VID mi-KOL a-ve-DE sha-UL va-yi-KAR she-MO me-OD
Exegesis
A comparative prepositional phrase mikkōl ʿăvdê Šā’ûl {מִכֹּל עַבְדֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל | mikkōl ʿăvdê šā’ûl} 'more than all the servants of Saul' contrasts his achievements with those of Saul’s officers.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–bet–dalet
“servant”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:30
And the commanders of the Philistines went out, and as often as they went out, David prospered more than all the servants of Saul, and his name became very esteemed .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:30:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 18:30, so the Hebrew word עַבְדֵ֣י (avede) 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.18.30.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.30.W10.S1) and character.