2 Samuel 15:18:12 Sam.15.18.W1TAB
וְכָל־עֲבָדָיו֙
vekholavadaiv
“and all his servants”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHOL-a-va-DAIV
- Extended
- veh-KHOHL-ah-vah-DAIV
- IPA
- /wəχɔl.ʕăvaˈdaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- and all his servants
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
ve-KHOL-a-va-DAIV
- clause
ve-KHOL-a-va-DAIV o-ve-RIM al-ya-DO ve-KHOL-ha-kre-TI ve-KHOL-ha-ple-TI
- sentence
ve-KHOL-a-va-DAIV o-ve-RIM al-ya-DO ve-KHOL-ha-kre-TI ve-KHOL-ha-ple-TI ve-KHOL-ha-git-TIM SHESH-me-OT ISH a-sher-ba-U ve-rag-LO mig-GAT o-ve-RIM al-pe-NE ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunction ve-khol {וְכָל־ | wə-kol}, introducing an exhaustive listing.
Root and etymology
ʿ-b-d
“to serve”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:18
And all his servants were passing by his side, and all the Kerethites and all the Pelethites and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came on foot from Gath, were passing before the king .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 15:18, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־עֲבָדָיו֙ (vekholavadaiv) 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.15.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.18.W1.S1) and character.