1 Samuel 22:15:141 Sam.22.15.W14TAB
לֹֽא־יָדַ֤ע
loyada
“has not known”
- Transliteration
- lo-ya-DA
- Extended
- loh-yah-DAH
- IPA
- /loː.jaˈðaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- has not known
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
lo-ya-DA
- phraseyour reading level
lo-ya-DA av-de-KHA
- clause
al-ya-SEM ha-ME-lekh be-av-DO da-VAR be-khol-BET a-VI KI lo-ya-DA av-de-KHA be-khol-ZOT da-VAR ka-TON O ga-DOL
- sentence
ha-YOM ha-khi-lo-TI le-sha-ol-lish-AL-LO ve-e-lo-HIM kha-LI-la LI al-ya-SEM ha-ME-lekh be-av-DO da-VAR be-khol-BET a-VI KI lo-ya-DA av-de-KHA be-khol-ZOT da-VAR ka-TON O ga-DOL
Exegesis
The conjunction kî {כִּ֠י | kî} introduces the explanatory clause, and the Qal perfect lō-yāḏaʿ {לֹֽא־יָדַ֤ע | lō-yāḏaʿ} ‘did not know’ asserts utter ignorance.
Root and etymology
י־ד־ע
“to know”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:15
Today have I begun to inquire of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king place any matter against his servant or against the house of my father, for your servant knows nothing at all of this matter, whether small or great.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:15:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Samuel 22:15, so the Hebrew word לֹֽא־יָדַ֤ע (loyada) 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.22.15.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.15.W14.S1) and character.