2 Kings 18:24:72 Kgs.18.24.W7TAB
עַבְדֵ֥י
avdei
“servants of”
- Transliteration
- av-DEI
- Extended
- ahv-DEE
- IPA
- /ʕavˈdeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- servants of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
av-DEI
- phraseyour reading level
av-DEI a-do-NI
- clause
ve-EKH ta-SHIV ET pe-NEI fa-KHAT a-KHAD av-DEI a-do-NI ha-ke-ta-NIM
- sentence
ve-EKH ta-SHIV ET pe-NEI fa-KHAT a-KHAD av-DEI a-do-NI ha-ke-ta-NIM va-tiv-TAKH le-KHA al-MI-tsra-yim le-RE-khev u-le-fa-ra-SHIM
Exegesis
The construct chain penei fakhat akhad avdei adoni ha-ketanin {פְּנֵ֨י פַחַ֥ת אַחַ֛ד עַבְדֵ֥י אֲדֹנִ֖י הַקְּטַנִּ֑ים | pᵊnê pᵊḥaṯ ʾaḥad ʿăḇdê ʾădōnî haqqəṭannîm} ‘the face of one captain of my master’s least servants’ employs nested genitive constructs to underline insignificance and hierarchical distance.
Root and etymology
ʿ-b-dayin–bet–dalet
“to serve, to work”
In context — 2 Kings 18:24
And how can you repel even one captain among the least of my master’s servants, when you trust in Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:24:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 18:24, so the Hebrew word עַבְדֵ֥י (avdei) 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 2 Kgs.18.24.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.24.W7.S1) and character.