1 Samuel 20:7:51 Sam.20.7.W5TAB
לְעַבְדֶּ֥ךָ
leavdekha
“for your servant”
- Transliteration
- le-av-DE-kha
- Extended
- leh-av-DEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ləʕavˈdɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for your servant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-av-DE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
le-av-DE-kha ve-im-kha-RO ye-khe-RE LO
- clause
le-av-DE-kha ve-im-kha-RO ye-khe-RE LO DA ki-khal-TA ha-ra-A me-im-MO
- sentence
im-KO yo-MAR TOV sha-LOM le-av-DE-kha ve-im-kha-RO ye-khe-RE LO DA ki-khal-TA ha-ra-A me-im-MO
Root and etymology
ע־ב־ד
“to serve”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:7
If he says, “Good ,” then your servant will be safe; but if he is very angry, then know that harm is determined by him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 20:7, so the Hebrew word לְעַבְדֶּ֥ךָ (leavdekha) 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.20.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.7.W5.S1) and character.