1 Samuel 23:16:51 Sam.23.16.W5TAB
אֶל־דָּוִ֖ד
eldavid
“to David”
- Transliteration
- el-da-VID
- Extended
- ehl-dah-VEED
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.daːˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- to David
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 | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
el-da-VID
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-LEKH el-da-VID
- sentence
va-ya-KAM ye-ho-NA-tan BEN-sha-UL va-ye-LEKH el-da-VID KHOR-she va-ya-kha-ZEK et-ya-DO be-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The construct ben-šāˈûl {בֶּן־שָׁאוּל | ben-šāˈûl} ‘son of Saul’ marks lineage, while the prepositional phrase ʾel-dāwīd ḥôrāšāh {אֶל־דָּוִד חֹרְשָׁה | ʾel-dāwīd ḥôrāšāh} ‘to David at Horesh’ defines beneficiary and location.
Root and etymology
d-w-dd–w–d
“beloved”
In context — 1 Samuel 23:16
Jonathan, Saul’s son, rose and went to David at Horesh, and he strengthened his hand in God .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 23:16, so the Hebrew word אֶל־דָּוִ֖ד (eldavid) 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.23.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.16.W5.S1) and character.