2 Samuel 18:26:112 Sam.18.26.W11TAB
לְבַדּ֔וֹ
levaddo
“by himself, alone”
- Transliteration
- le-vad-DO
- Extended
- leh-vahd-DOH
- IPA
- /ləvadˈdoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- by himself, alone
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-vad-DO
- clause
va-YAR-e ha-tso-FE ISH-a-KHER RATS va-yik-RA ha-tso-FE el-ha-sho-ER va-yo-MER hi-NE-ISH RATS le-vad-DO va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-YAR-e ha-tso-FE ISH-a-KHER RATS va-yik-RA ha-tso-FE el-ha-sho-ER va-yo-MER hi-NE-ISH RATS le-vad-DO va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh gam-ZE me-va-SE
Exegesis
The phrase levado {לְבַדּוֹ | lə-vaḏ-dôw} highlights the runner’s isolation.
Root and etymology
l-v-blamed–bet–bet
“heart, inner core, attention”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:26
The watchman saw another man running, and he called to the gate and said, “Look! A man is running alone.” Then the king said, “This one too is bringing news.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:26:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 18:26, so the Hebrew word לְבַדּ֔וֹ (levaddo) 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.18.26.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.26.W11.S1) and character.