1 Samuel 19:1:51 Sam.19.1.W5TAB
וְאֶל־כָּל־עֲבָדָ֔יו
veelkalavadav
“and to all his servants”
- Transliteration
- ve-el-kal-a-va-DAV
- Extended
- veh-ehl-kaal-ah-vah-DAAV
- IPA
- /vəʔɛl.kaːl.ʕăvaːˈðaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to all his servants
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-el-kal-a-va-DAV
- clause
va-ye-da-BER sha-UL el-yo-na-TAN be-NO ve-el-kal-a-va-DAV le-ha-MIT et-da-VID
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER sha-UL el-yo-na-TAN be-NO ve-el-kal-a-va-DAV le-ha-MIT et-da-VID vi-yo-na-TAN ben-sha-UL kha-FETS be-da-VID me-OD
Exegesis
The coordinated prepositional phrase wə’ěl {וְאֶל־ | wə’ěl} links two recipients, Yōnāṯān {יוֹנָתָ֤ן | Yōnāṯān} and ‘ăvāḏāw {עֲבָדָ֔יו | ‘ăvāḏāw}, highlighting both his son and his servants.
Root and etymology
ʿ-b-dayin–bet–dalet
“to serve, work”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:1
And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants to kill David, but Jonathan son of Saul was very pleased with David.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 19:1, so the Hebrew word וְאֶל־כָּל־עֲבָדָ֔יו (veelkalavadav) 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.19.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.1.W5.S1) and character.