2 Samuel 17:24:12 Sam.17.24.W1TAB
וְדָוִ֖ד
vedavid
“and David”
- Transliteration
- ve-da-VID
- Extended
- veh-dah-VEED
- IPA
- /vədɔˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- and David
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 | |
| 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
ve-da-VID
- clause
ve-da-VID BA ma-kha-na-YI-ma
- sentence
ve-da-VID BA ma-kha-na-YI-ma ve-av-sha-LOM a-VAR ET-ha-yar-DEN HU ve-khol-ISH yis-ra-EL i-MO
Exegesis
The Hebrew narrative employs a vav-consecutive pattern with ve-david {וְדָוִד | wə-dā-wîḏ} and ba {בָּא | bāʾ} indicating sequential past action that introduces David’s arrival.
Root and etymology
d-w-ddalet–vav–dalet
“beloved”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:24
And David came to Mahanaim , and Absalom crossed the Jordan, he and every man of Israel with him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 17:24, so the Hebrew word וְדָוִ֖ד (vedavid) 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.17.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.24.W1.S1) and character.