1 Samuel 20:4:31 Sam.20.4.W3TAB
אֶל־דָוִ֑ד
eldavid
“to David”
- Transliteration
- el-da-VID
- Extended
- ehl-dah-VEED
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.daːˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- to David
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
אֶל + דָ + וִ֑ד
↓
el + da + vid
↓
eldavid
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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-da-VID
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-NA-tan el-da-VID
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-NA-tan el-da-VID ma-to-MAR naf-she-KHA ve-E-e-se-LAKH
Root and etymology
d-w-ddalet–vav–dalet
“beloved”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:4
And Jonathan said to David, “What do you desire? I will do for you.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 20:4, so the Hebrew word אֶל־דָוִ֑ד (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.20.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.4.W3.S1) and character.