1 Samuel 19:4:31 Sam.19.4.W3TAB
בְּדָוִד֙
bedavid
“about David”
- Transliteration
- be-da-VID
- Extended
- beh-dah-VEED
- IPA
- /bəðaːˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- about David
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
be-da-VID
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-dab-BER ye-ho-na-TAN be-da-VID
- clause
va-ye-dab-BER ye-ho-na-TAN be-da-VID TOV el-sha-UL a-VIV
- 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
Yehonatan {יְהוֹנָתָ֤ן | yə·hō·nā·ṯān} functions as the subject, with be-david {בְּדָוִד֙ | bə·dā·wīd} specifying the topic.
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
Rootdalet–vav–dalet
“beloved”
In context — 1 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 19:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 19:4, so the Hebrew word בְּדָוִד֙ (bedavid) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.4.W3.S1) and character.