2 Samuel 16:11:42 Sam.16.11.W4TAB
וְאֶל־כָּל־עֲבָדָ֔יו
veelkolavadaiv
“and to all his servants”
- Transliteration
- ve-el-kol-a-va-DAIV
- Extended
- veh-ehl-kool-ah-vah-DAAIV
- IPA
- /vɛʔɛl.kɔl.ʕă.vaːˈdaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to 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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-el-kol-a-va-DAIV
- clause
va-YO-mer da-VID el-a-vi-SHAI ve-el-kol-a-va-DAIV hi-NE ve-NI a-sher-ya-TSA mi-ME-ai me-vak-KESH et-naf-SHI
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID el-a-vi-SHAI ve-el-kol-a-va-DAIV hi-NE ve-NI a-sher-ya-TSA mi-ME-ai me-vak-KESH et-naf-SHI ve-AF ki-a-TA ben-ha-ye-mi-NI ha-NI-khu LO vi-kal-LEL KI a-MAR-lo ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative marker vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wa-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, introducing David’s address to Abishai and his attendants in the prepositional phrases el Avishai ve’el kol avadav {אֶל־אֲבִישַׁי וְאֶל־כָּל־עֲבָדָיו | ʾel ʾă-vi-šay wə-ʾel kol ʿă-vā-dā-w}, framing the participants.
Root and etymology
ʿ-b-dayin–bet–dalet
“servant; work”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:11
And David said to Abishai and to all his servants , “Behold, my son who came forth from my own body is seeking my life; how much more now this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse, for the LORD has told him to do so.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 16:11, so the Hebrew word וְאֶל־כָּל־עֲבָדָ֔יו (veelkolavadaiv) 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.16.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.11.W4.S1) and character.