1 Samuel 18:9:51 Sam.18.9.W5TAB
אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד
etdavid
“{direct object marker} David”
- Transliteration
- ET-da-VID
- Extended
- EET-dah-VEED
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.daːˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} David
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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ET-da-VID
- phraseyour reading level
ON o-YEN ET-da-VID
- clause
va-ye-HI sha-UL ON o-YEN ET-da-VID
- sentence
va-ye-HI sha-UL ON o-YEN ET-da-VID me-ha-YOM ha-HU va-ha-LE-a
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֵת־ | ʾeṭ} marks david {דָּוִ֑ד | dā·wîḏ} as the object of the gaze.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–vav–dalet
“beloved”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:9
And it came to pass that Saul kept a suspicious eye on David from that day onward.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 18:9, so the Hebrew word אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד (etdavid) 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.18.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.9.W5.S1) and character.