1 Samuel 22:21:31 Sam.22.21.W3TAB

לְדָוִ֑ד

ledavid

to David

Transliteration
le-da-VID
Extended
leh-dah-VEED
IPA
/ləðaːˈviːd/

Meaning by language

English
to David

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + דָ + וִ֑ד
le + da + vid
ledavid

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Daletd as in door

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-da-VID

  2. clause

    va-ya-GED e-ve-ya-TAR le-da-VID

  3. sentence

    va-ya-GED e-ve-ya-TAR le-da-VID KI ha-RAG sha-UL ET ko-he-NE ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The indirect object phrase le-david {לְדָוִד | lə-dāwīd} identifies David as the recipient.

In context1 Samuel 22:21

And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD .

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 22:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 22:21, so the Hebrew word לְדָוִ֑ד (ledavid) 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.22.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.21.W3.S1) and character.