2 Samuel 15:14:32 Sam.15.14.W3TAB
לְכָל־עֲבָדָ֨יו
lekhalavadav
“to all his servants”
- Transliteration
- le-KHAL-a-va-DAV
- Extended
- leh-KHAAL-ah-vah-DAAV
- IPA
- /ləχɔl.ʕăvaːˈdaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to all his servants
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHAL-a-va-DAV
- phraseyour reading level
le-KHAL-a-va-DAV a-SHER-it-TO vi-ru-sha-LA-yim
- clause
va-YO-mer da-VID le-KHAL-a-va-DAV a-SHER-it-TO vi-ru-sha-LA-yim KU-mu ve-niv-ra-KHA KI LO-ti-he-YE-la-NU pe-lei-TA mip-pe-NEI av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID le-KHAL-a-va-DAV a-SHER-it-TO vi-ru-sha-LA-yim KU-mu ve-niv-ra-KHA KI LO-ti-he-YE-la-NU pe-lei-TA mip-pe-NEI av-sha-LOM ma-ha-RU la-LE-khet pen-ye-ma-HER ve-his-si-GA-nu ve-hid-DI-akh a-LEI-nu et-ha-ra-A ve-hik-KA ha-IR le-fi-KHA-rev
Exegesis
The subject David {דָּוִד | dāwîḏ} identifies the speaker, followed by a locative prepositional phrase lekhol avadav asher itto birushalayim {לְכָל־עֲבָדָיו אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ בִירוּשָׁלַיִם | lə-kōl ’ă-ḇā-ḏāw ’ă-šer ’it-tô bî-rū-šā-la-yim} specifying the audience in Jerusalem.
Root and etymology
‘-b-dayin–bet–dalet
“to serve”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:14
And David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, for there will be no escape for us from Absalom. Hurry to depart, lest he hasten and overtake us and bring upon us the disaster and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 15:14, so the Hebrew word לְכָל־עֲבָדָ֨יו (lekhalavadav) 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.15.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.14.W3.S1) and character.