1 Samuel 20:39:81 Sam.20.39.W8TAB
אֶת־הַדָּבָֽר׃
ethadavar
“the matter”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-da-VAR
- Extended
- eht-hah-daa-VAAR
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haddɔːˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the matter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-da-VAR
- 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
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word; matter”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:39
But the youth knew nothing ; only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:39:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 20:39, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַדָּבָֽר׃ (ethadavar) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.39.W8.S1) and character.