אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד

   ET-da-VID

   David {direct object marker + David}
2. clause🔊 וַתֹּ֧רֶד מִיכַ֛ל אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד בְּעַ֣ד הַחַלּ֑וֹן

   va-TO-red mi-KHAL ET-da-VID be-AD ha-kha-LON

   and she let down Michal David {direct object marker + David} through the window
3. sentence🔊 וַתֹּ֧רֶד מִיכַ֛ל אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד בְּעַ֣ד הַחַלּ֑וֹן וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ וַיִּבְרַ֖ח וַיִּמָּלֵֽט׃

   va-TO-red mi-KHAL ET-da-VID be-AD ha-kha-LON va-ye-LEKH va-yiv-RAKH va-yim-ma-LET

   and she let down Michal David {direct object marker + David} through the window and he went and he fled and he escaped

Exegesis

The direct object marker et-david {אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד | ʾeṯ-dā·wîḏ} clarifies David as the object of letting down.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ד־ו־דdalet–vav–dalet

“beloved”