1 Samuel 19:4:111 Sam.19.4.W11TAB

בְּעַבְדּ֣וֹ

beavdo

against his servant

Transliteration
be-av-DO
Extended
beh-ahv-DOH
IPA
/bəʕavˈdoː/

Meaning by language

English
against his servant

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + עַבְ + דּ֣וֹ
be + av + do
beavdo

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Daletd as in door
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-av-DO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-av-DO be-da-VID

  3. clause

    va-yo-MER e-LAV al-ye-khe-TA ham-ME-lekh be-av-DO be-da-VID KI LO kha-TA LAKH ve-KI ma-a-saV tov-le-KHA me-OD

  4. sentence

    va-ye-dab-BER ye-ho-na-TAN be-da-VID TOV el-sha-UL a-VIV va-yo-MER e-LAV al-ye-khe-TA ham-ME-lekh be-av-DO be-da-VID KI LO kha-TA LAKH ve-KI ma-a-saV tov-le-KHA me-OD

Exegesis

The subject hamelech {הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | ham·meleḵ} ‘the king’ and object be-ávdo be-david {בְּעַבְדּ֣וֹ בְדָוִ֗ד | bə·ʿav·dō·w bə·dā·wīd} ‘against his servant David’ are specified in the command.

Root and etymology

ʿ-b-dayin–bet–dalet

to serve, work

In context1 Samuel 19:4

And Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul, and he said to him, “Let not the king sin against his servant David, for he has not sinned against you, and his deeds are very good for you.”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 19:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 19:4, so the Hebrew word בְּעַבְדּ֣וֹ (beavdo) 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.19.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.4.W11.S1) and character.