וְדָוִ֑ד

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְדָוִ֑ד

   ve-da-VID

   and David
2. clause🔊 וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ גַּם־ה֜וּא הָרָמָ֗תָה וַיָּבֹא֙ עַד־בּ֤וֹר הַגָּדוֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשֶּׂ֔כוּ וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל וַיֹּ֔אמֶר אֵיפֹ֥ה שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל וְדָוִ֑ד

   va-YE-lekh gam-HU ha-ra-MA-ta va-ya-BO ad-BOR ha-ga-DOL a-SHER ba-se-KHU va-yish-AL va-yo-MER E-fo she-mu-EL ve-da-VID

   and he went also he to Ramah-ward or to Ramah and he came as far as a well the great which in Seku and he asked and he said where Samuel and David
3. sentence🔊 וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ גַּם־ה֜וּא הָרָמָ֗תָה וַיָּבֹא֙ עַד־בּ֤וֹר הַגָּדוֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשֶּׂ֔כוּ וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל וַיֹּ֔אמֶר אֵיפֹ֥ה שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל וְדָוִ֑ד וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֖ה בנוית בְּנָי֥וֹת בָּרָמָֽה׃

   va-YE-lekh gam-HU ha-ra-MA-ta va-ya-BO ad-BOR ha-ga-DOL a-SHER ba-se-KHU va-yish-AL va-yo-MER E-fo she-mu-EL ve-da-VID va-yo-MER hin-NE be-nu-YIT be-na-YOT ba-ra-MA

   and he went also he to Ramah-ward or to Ramah and he came as far as a well the great which in Seku and he asked and he said where Samuel and David and one said behold in Naioth in Naioth in Ramah

Exegesis

The direct question introduced by eifo {אֵיפֹ֥ה | eifo} “where” frames inquiry about shemuel {שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל | shemuel} and we-david {וְדָוִ֑ד | we-david}.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ד־ו־דdalet–vav–dalet

“beloved”