1 Samuel 22:5:71 Sam.22.5.W7TAB
בַּמְּצוּדָ֔ה
bammetsuda
“in the stronghold”
- Transliteration
- bam-me-tsu-DA
- Extended
- bahm-meh-tsuu-DAH
- 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
bam-me-tsu-DA
- clause
va-yo-MER GAD ha-na-VI el-da-VID LO te-SHEV bam-me-tsu-DA LEKH u-va-TA-le-KHA E-rets ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-yo-MER GAD ha-na-VI el-da-VID LO te-SHEV bam-me-tsu-DA LEKH u-va-TA-le-KHA E-rets ye-hu-DA va-ye-LEKH da-VID va-ya-VO YA-ar KHA-ret
Exegesis
The locative bametsudah {בַּמְּצוּדָה | bam-meṣuddāh} specifies place.
Root and etymology
ṣ-w-dtsade–vav–dalet
“to fortify”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:5
Gad the prophet said to David, “Do not dwell in the stronghold ; depart and go to the land of Judah,” and David departed and went to the forest of Chareth .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 22:5, so the Hebrew word בַּמְּצוּדָ֔ה (bammetsuda) 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.22.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.5.W7.S1) and character.