2 Samuel 13:24:72 Sam.13.24.W7TAB
לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ
leavdekha
“for your servant”
- Transliteration
- le-av-DE-kha
- Extended
- leh-ahv-DEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ləʕavˈdɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for your servant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-av-DE-kha
- clause
va-ya-VO av-sha-LOM el-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER hi-NE-na go-ze-ZIM le-av-DE-kha
- sentence
va-ya-VO av-sha-LOM el-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER hi-NE-na go-ze-ZIM le-av-DE-kha ye-LEKH-na ha-ME-lekh va-a-va-DAV im-av-DE-kha
Exegesis
The construct chain in leavdeka {לְעַבְדְּךָ | le-ʿavdekā} and its repetition in avdeka {עַבְדְּךָ | ʿavdekā} underscore Absalom’s humility.
Root and etymology
ʿ-b-dAyin–Bet–Dalet
“to serve”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:24
And Absalom came to the king and said, “Behold now, the shearers are with your servant; let the king and his servants go with your servant.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:24:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 13:24, so the Hebrew word לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ (leavdekha) 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 Sam.13.24.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.24.W7.S1) and character.