1 Samuel 23:6:51 Sam.23.6.W5TAB

אֶל־דָּוִ֖ד

eldavid

to David

Transliteration
el-da-VID
Extended
ehl-daa-VEED
IPA
/ʔɛl.daːˈviːd/

Meaning by language

English
to David

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Result
אֶל + דָּ + וִ֖ד
el + da + vid
eldavid

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
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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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    el-da-VID

  2. clause

    va-ye-HI bib-re-AKH ev-ya-TAR ben-a-khi-ME-lekh el-da-VID ke-i-LA

  3. sentence

    va-ye-HI bib-re-AKH ev-ya-TAR ben-a-khi-ME-lekh el-da-VID ke-i-LA e-FOD ya-RAD be-ya-DO

Exegesis

The directional phrase el david keilah {אֶל־דָּוִד קְעִילָה | ʾel-dā·wîḏ qə·ʿî·lāh} ‘to David at Keilah’ specifies destination and context.

Root and etymology

d-w-dd–w–d

beloved

In context1 Samuel 23:6

And it happened that Abiathar , son of Ahimelech, fled to David at Keilah, and he came down with the ephod in his hand.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 23:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 23:6, 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.23.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.6.W5.S1) and character.