1 Samuel 20:39:71 Sam.20.39.W7TAB
יָדְע֖וּ
yadeu
“knew”
- Transliteration
- ya-de-U
- Extended
- yaa-deh-OO
- IPA
- /jɔːdəˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- knew
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-de-U
- clause
AT ye-ho-NA-tan ve-da-VID ya-de-U et-ha-da-VAR
- sentence
ve-ha-NA-ar lo-YA-da me-u-MA AT ye-ho-NA-tan ve-da-VID ya-de-U et-ha-da-VAR
Exegesis
The restrictive particle raq {רַק | raq} ‘only’ introduces the contrastive subject phrase, which comprises the coordinated proper names yə-hō-na-Tān {יְהֹונָתָן | yə-hō-na-Tān} and dā-wid {דָּוִד | dā-wid}, governed by the Qal perfect yā-ḏə-ʿū {יָדְעוּ | yā-ḏə-ʿū} ‘they knew’.
Root and etymology
י־ד־ע
“to know”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:39
But the youth knew nothing ; only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:39:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 20:39, so the Hebrew word יָדְע֖וּ (yadeu) 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.20.39.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.39.W7.S1) and character.