1 Samuel 21:12:31 Sam.21.12.W3TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:13
אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים
ethadevarim
“the words”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-de-va-RIM
- Extended
- eht-hah-deh-vah-REEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.had.dəvaːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the words
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-de-va-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le
- clause
va-YA-sem da-VID et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le be-lib-BO va-yir-A me-OD mip-pe-NE a-KHISH
- sentence
va-YA-sem da-VID et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le be-lib-BO va-yir-A me-OD mip-pe-NE a-KHISH ME-lekh-GAT
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“to speak”
In context — 1 Samuel 21:12
And David laid up these words in his heart, and he feared greatly because of Achish , the king of Gath.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 21:12, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים (ethadevarim) 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.21.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.12.W3.S1) and character.