1 Samuel 20:11:31 Sam.20.11.W3TAB
אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד
eldavid
“to David”
- Transliteration
- el-da-VID
- Extended
- ehl-daa-VEED
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.daːˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- to David
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
el-da-VID
- clause
va-yo-MER ye-ho-na-TAN el-da-VID le-KHA ve-ne-TSE ha-sa-DE
- sentence
va-yo-MER ye-ho-na-TAN el-da-VID le-KHA ve-ne-TSE ha-sa-DE va-ye-tsu she-ne-HEM ha-sa-DE
Root and etymology
d-w-ddalet–vav–dalet
“beloved”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:11
And Jonathan said to David, “Come and let us go out into the field .” So they both went out into the field.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 20:11, so the Hebrew word אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד (eldavid) 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.20.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.11.W3.S1) and character.