1 Samuel 20:8:141 Sam.20.8.W14TAB
וְעַד־אָבִ֖י
veadavi
“and to my father”
- Transliteration
- ve-ad-a-VI
- Extended
- veh-ad-aa-VEE
- IPA
- /wəʕad.ʔaːˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to my father
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ad-a-VI
- sentence
ve-im-YESH-BI a-VON ha-mi-TE-ni a-TA ve-ad-a-VI lam-MA-ze te-vi-E-ni
Root and etymology
ʾ-b-yaleph–bet–yod
“father”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:8
Therefore deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you. Yet if there is guilt in me, strike me yourself; for why should you bring me to your father?
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:8:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Samuel 20:8, so the Hebrew word וְעַד־אָבִ֖י (veadavi) 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.20.8.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.8.W14.S1) and character.