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

Result
וְ + עַד + אָ + בִ֖י
ve + ad + a + vi
veadavi

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Daletd as in door
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ad-a-VI

  2. 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 context1 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.