1 Samuel 20:42:31 Sam.20.42.W3TAB
לְדָוִ֣ד
ledavid
“to David”
- Transliteration
- le-da-VID
- Extended
- leh-dah-VEED
- IPA
- /ləðɔːˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- to David
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-da-VID
- phraseyour reading level
le-da-VID LEKH le-sha-LOM
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-NA-tan le-da-VID LEKH le-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-NA-tan le-da-VID LEKH le-sha-LOM a-SHER nish-ba-NU she-NE-nu a-na-KHNU be-SHEM ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ye-ho-VAH yih-ye-YE be-NI u-ve-NE-kha u-VEYN zar-I u-VEYN zar-a-KHA ad-o-LAM
Root and etymology
d-w-ddalet–vav–dalet
“beloved”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:42
And Jonathan said to David, “Peace to you, for we have sworn friendship between us in the name of the LORD , saying, ‘The LORD will be between me and you and between your descendants and between my descendants forever.’” Then David departed, and Jonathan returned to the city.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:42:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 20:42, so the Hebrew word לְדָוִ֣ד (ledavid) 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.20.42.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.42.W3.S1) and character.