2 Samuel 18:29:152 Sam.18.29.W15TAB
וְאֶת־עַבְדֶּ֔ךָ
veetavdekha
“and {direct object marker} your servant”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-av-DE-kha
- Extended
- veh-EET-ahv-DEH-khaa
- IPA
- /vəˈʔeːt.ʕavˈdɛxɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and {direct object marker} your servant
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ET-av-DE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
yo-AV ve-ET-av-DE-kha
- clause
va-yo-MER a-khi-MA-ats ra-I-ti he-ha-MON ha-ga-DOL li-shlo-AKH ET-E-ved ha-ME-lekh yo-AV ve-ET-av-DE-kha ve-LO ya-DA-ti MA
- sentence
va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh sha-LOM la-NA-ar le-av-sha-LOM va-yo-MER a-khi-MA-ats ra-I-ti he-ha-MON ha-ga-DOL li-shlo-AKH ET-E-ved ha-ME-lekh yo-AV ve-ET-av-DE-kha ve-LO ya-DA-ti MA
Exegesis
The direct object markers et {אֶת | ’et} before eved ha-melekh and et-avdekha mark two coordinated objects, “the king’s servant and your servant.”
Root and etymology
ʿ-b-d
“to serve”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:29
And the king said, “Is it well with the young man Absalom ?” And Ahimaaz answered, “When Joab sent the king’s servant and me, your servant, I saw a great crowd , but I did not know what it was.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:29:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Samuel 18:29, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־עַבְדֶּ֔ךָ (veetavdekha) 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.18.29.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.29.W15.S1) and character.