אֶת־דָּוִֽד׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֶת־דָּוִֽד׃

   et-DA-vid

   David {direct object marker}
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לְהַכּ֥וֹת אֶת־דָּוִֽד׃

   le-ha-KOT et-DA-vid

   to strike David {direct object marker}
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לְהַכּ֥וֹת אֶת־דָּוִֽד׃

   va-yo-MER le-ha-KOT et-DA-vid

   and he said to strike David {direct object marker}
4. sentence🔊 וישבו וְיִשְׁבִּ֨י בְּנֹ֜ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּילִידֵ֣י הָרָפָ֗ה וּמִשְׁקַ֤ל קֵינוֹ֙ שְׁלֹ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ מִשְׁקַ֣ל נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וְה֖וּא חָג֣וּר חֲדָשָׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לְהַכּ֥וֹת אֶת־דָּוִֽד׃

   va-ye-SHVO ve-yish-BI be-NOV a-SHER bi-li-DE ha-ra-FA u-mish-KAL KEI-no she-LOSH me-OT mish-KAL ne-KHO-shet ve-HU kha-GUR kha-da-SHA va-yo-MER le-ha-KOT et-DA-vid

   and he dwelt or and he returned and Ishbi of Nob who or which among the descendants of the Rapha and the weight of his spear three hundreds weight of bronze and he girded or armed new {feminine} and he said to strike David {direct object marker}

Exegesis

Finally, the Hiphil infinitive lehakot {לְהַכּוֹת | lə-hak-kōṯ} governs et-David {אֶת־דָּוִד | ʾet-dā-wîḏ}, preserving the immediacy of his threat to strike David.

Root and etymology

ד-ו-ד🔊 dalet–vav–daletd-w-d

“beloved”

• 🔊 דּוֹדdodbelovedSong of Songs 1:13