2 Samuel 16:6:42 Sam.16.6.W4TAB
וְאֶת־כָּל־עַבְדֵ֖י
veetkolavde
“and all the servants of”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-kol-av-DE
- Extended
- veh-eht-kohl-ahv-DEH
- IPA
- /vəʔɛt.kɔl.ʕavˈdeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and all the servants of
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-et-kol-av-DE
- clause
va-yesa-KEL ba-a-va-NIM et-da-VID ve-et-kol-av-DE ha-ME-lekh da-VID
- sentence
va-yesa-KEL ba-a-va-NIM et-da-VID ve-et-kol-av-DE ha-ME-lekh da-VID ve-khol-ha-AM ve-khol-ha-gi-bo-RIM mi-mi-NO u-mis-se-MO-lo
Exegesis
A series of direct objects is introduced by et {אֶת־ | ’et}, creating a cumulative effect: et-David, ve’et-kol-avdei hamelech David {וְאֶת־כָּל־עַבְדֵ֖י הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֑ד | wə-’et-kol-ʿăv-dê ha-me-leḵ Dā-wîd}, followed by ve-kol-ha-’am {וְכָל־הָעָם֙ | wə-kol-hā-‘ām} and ve-kol-hag-gib-bō-rîm {וְכָל־הַגִּבֹּרִים֔ | wə-kol-ha-gib-bō-rîm}. The construct chain avdei hamelech David ‘servants of King David’ binds the royal office to David.
Root and etymology
ʿ-b-dayin–bet–dalet
“servant; work”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:6
And he pelted David and all the servants of King David with stones, and all the people and all the mighty men on his right and on his left.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 16:6, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־כָּל־עַבְדֵ֖י (veetkolavde) 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.16.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.6.W4.S1) and character.