2 Samuel 20:6:122 Sam.20.6.W12TAB
אֶת־עַבְדֵ֤י
etavde
“{direct object} servants of”
- Transliteration
- et-av-DE
- Extended
- eht-ahv-DEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʕavˈdeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} servants of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-av-DE
- phraseyour reading level
et-av-DE a-do-NE-kha
- clause
a-TA KAKH et-av-DE a-do-NE-kha u-re-DOF a-kha-RAIV pen-ma-TSA LO a-RIM be-tsu-ROT ve-hi-TSIL e-NE-nu
- sentence
va-yo-MER da-VID el-a-vi-SHAI a-TA ye-RA la-NU SHE-va ben-bik-RI min-av-sha-LOM a-TA KAKH et-av-DE a-do-NE-kha u-re-DOF a-kha-RAIV pen-ma-TSA LO a-RIM be-tsu-ROT ve-hi-TSIL e-NE-nu
Exegesis
The phrase ʾet-ʿavdê ʾădōnêkā {אֶת־עַבְדֵי אֲדֹנֶיךָ | ʾet-ʿaḇdê ʾădōnêkā} ‘the servants of your master’ uses a construct chain to indicate possession.
Root and etymology
ע־ב־ד
“servant”
In context — 2 Samuel 20:6
And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba son of Bikhri will do us more harm than did Absalom. Take your master’s servants and pursue him, lest he find for himself fortified cities and escape our notice.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 20:6, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עַבְדֵ֤י (etavde) 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.20.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.6.W12.S1) and character.