1 Samuel 20:34:121 Sam.20.34.W12TAB
אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד
eldavid
“for David”
- Transliteration
- el-da-VID
- Extended
- ehl-dah-VEED
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.daːˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- for 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
LE-khem KI ne-e-TSAV el-da-VID KI hi-khe-li-MO a-VIV
- sentence
va-ya-KAM ye-ho-NA-tan me-IM ha-shu-le-KHAN ba-kha-ri-OF ve-lo-a-KHAL be-YOM-ha-KHO-desh ha-she-NI LE-khem KI ne-e-TSAV el-da-VID KI hi-khe-li-MO a-VIV
Root and etymology
d-w-ddalet–vav–dalet
“beloved”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:34
And Jonathan rose from the table in fierce anger, and on the second day he did not eat because he was grieved for David and because his father had disgraced him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:34:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 20:34, 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.20.34.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.34.W12.S1) and character.