1 Samuel 21:14:31 Sam.21.14.W3TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:15
אֶל־עֲבָדָ֑יו
elavadaiv
“to his servants”
- Transliteration
- el-a-va-DAI-v
- Extended
- ehl-ah-vah-DAA-yehv
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʕăvaːˈdaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his servants
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-a-va-DAI-v
- clause
va-YO-mer a-KHISH el-a-va-DAI-v
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-KHISH el-a-va-DAI-v hi-NE tir-E-u ISH mish-ta-GE-a la-MA ta-vi-U o-TO e-LAI
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-avadav {אֶל־עֲבָדָיו | ʾel ʿă-vā-ḏāyw} specifies the addressees.
Root and etymology
ʿ-b-d
“servant”
In context — 1 Samuel 21:14
And Achish said to his servants, “Behold , the man is insane ; why have you brought him to me?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 21:14, so the Hebrew word אֶל־עֲבָדָ֑יו (elavadaiv) 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.21.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.14.W3.S1) and character.