2 Samuel 18:24:12 Sam.18.24.W1TAB
וְדָוִ֕ד
vedavid
“and David”
- Transliteration
- ve-da-VID
- Extended
- veh-daa-VEED
- IPA
- /vədəːˈviːd/
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 yo-SHEV ben-she-NEI ha-she-a-RIM
- sentence
ve-da-VID yo-SHEV ben-she-NEI ha-she-a-RIM va-ye-LEKH ha-tso-FE el-GAG ha-SHA-ar el-ha-kho-ma va-yas-AF et-e-NA-v va-yar-E ve-hin-NE-iSH RATS le-vad-DO
Exegesis
The verse begins with veDavid {וְדָוִד | wə-dā-wîḏ} ‘and David’, where the vav-consecutive signals narrative continuation.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:24
And David was sitting between the two gates, and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate above the wall. He saw a man running alone.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 18:24, so the Hebrew word וְדָוִ֕ד (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.18.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.24.W1.S1) and character.