1 Samuel 22:4:91 Sam.22.4.W9TAB
בַּמְּצוּדָֽה׃
bametsuda
“in the stronghold”
- Transliteration
- ba-me-tsu-DA
- Extended
- bah-meh-tsuh-DAA
- IPA
- /bam.mətsuːˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the stronghold
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ba-me-tsu-DA
- clause
va-ye-she-VU im-MO kal-ye-ME he-yot-da-VID ba-me-tsu-DA
- sentence
va-ya-NKHEM et-pe-NE ME-lekh mo-AV va-ye-she-VU im-MO kal-ye-ME he-yot-da-VID ba-me-tsu-DA
Exegesis
The temporal genitive kol yemei heyot-David {כָּל־יְמֵ֥י הֱיוֹת־דָּוִ֖ד | kol yemē hēyōṯ Dāwîd} ‘all the days of David’s being’ specifies duration, and the prepositional phrase ba-metẓudah {בַּמְּצוּדָֽה | ba-məṣûḏāh} ‘in the stronghold’ locates him spatially. The translation preserves Hebrew narrative sequencing, genitive constructions, and temporal-spatial relationships.
Root and etymology
tsade–vav–dalettsade–vav–dalet
“fortress, stronghold”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:4
And he led them to the presence of the king of Moab, and they lived with him all the days that David was in the stronghold.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 22:4, so the Hebrew word בַּמְּצוּדָֽה׃ (bametsuda) 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.22.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.4.W9.S1) and character.