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
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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The word
Word in context
- word
el-da-VID
- clause
va-ye-HI bib-re-AKH ev-ya-TAR ben-a-khi-ME-lekh el-da-VID ke-i-LA
- 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 context — 1 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.