וּמַדָּ֕יו

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וּמַדָּ֕יו

   u-mad-DAV

   and his armor
2. clause🔊 וּמַדָּ֕יו וְעַד־חַרְבּ֥וֹ וְעַד־קַשְׁתּ֖וֹ וְעַד־חֲגֹרֽוֹ׃

   u-mad-DAV ve-ad-khar-BO ve-ad-kash-TO ve-ad-kha-go-RO

   and his armor and even his sword and even his bow and even his belt
3. sentence🔊 וַיִּתְפַּשֵּׁ֣ט יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן אֶֽת־הַמְּעִיל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָלָ֔יו וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּ לְדָוִ֑ד וּמַדָּ֕יו וְעַד־חַרְבּ֥וֹ וְעַד־קַשְׁתּ֖וֹ וְעַד־חֲגֹרֽוֹ׃

   va-yit-pa-SHET ye-ho-na-TAN et-ha-me-IL a-SHER a-LAV va-yit-ne-HU le-da-VID u-mad-DAV ve-ad-khar-BO ve-ad-kash-TO ve-ad-kha-go-RO

   and he stripped off Jonathan {direct object} the robe which upon him and gave it to David and his armor and even his sword and even his bow and even his belt

Exegesis

A coordination begins with umaddav {וּמַדָּיו | u-mad-dāy} ‘and his garments,’ followed by a series of items each introduced by ve-ad {וְעַד־ | ve-’ad} ‘and even’: charvo {חַרְבּוֹ | khar-bô} ‘his sword,’ kashto {קַשְׁתּוֹ | qaš-tô} ‘his bow,’ and chagoro {חֲגֹרוֹ | kha-gô-rô} ‘his belt.’ The repeated ve-ad construction creates an accumulative effect that underscores the completeness of Jonathan’s offering.

Root and etymology

m-d-d🔊 מ־ד־דmem–dalet–dalet

“garment, gear”

• 🔊 מַדmadvestureExodus 28:4