2 Samuel 15:13:32 Sam.15.13.W3TAB
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-VA ha-mag-GID el-da-VID le-MOR
- sentence
va-VA ha-mag-GID el-da-VID le-MOR HA-ya lev-ISH yis-ra-EL a-kha-REI av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʾel-Dāwīḏ {אֶל־דָּוִד | ʾel-dā·wīḏ} ‘to David’ identifies the recipient.
In context — 2 Samuel 15:13
And the messenger came to David and said, “The heart of each man in Israel is with Absalom .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 15:13, 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 2 Sam.15.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.13.W3.S1) and character.