לְדָוִ֑ד

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לְדָוִ֑ד

   le-da-VID

   to David or belonging to David
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְדָוִ֑ד

   a-SHER le-da-VID

   who to David or belonging to David
3. clause🔊 אֵ֛לֶּה שְׁמ֥וֹת הַגִּבֹּרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְדָוִ֑ד

   E-le she-MOT ha-gi-bo-RIM a-SHER le-da-VID

   these names of the mighty men who to David or belonging to David
4. sentence🔊 אֵ֛לֶּה שְׁמ֥וֹת הַגִּבֹּרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְדָוִ֑ד יֹשֵׁ֨ב בַּשֶּׁ֜בֶת תַּחְכְּמֹנִ֣י רֹ֣אשׁ הַשָּׁלִשִׁ֗י ה֚וּא עֲדִינ֣וֹ העצנו הָֽעֶצְנִ֔י עַל־שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֛וֹת חָלָ֖ל בְּפַ֥עַם אחד אֶחָֽת׃

   E-le she-MOT ha-gi-bo-RIM a-SHER le-da-VID yo-SHEV ba-she-VET takh-ke-mo-NI ROSH ha-sha-li-SHI HU a-di-NO ha-e-tsa-NU ha-ets-NE al-she-mo-NE me-OT kha-LAL be-fa-AM e-KHAD e-KHAT

   these names of the mighty men who to David or belonging to David Josheb in the seat the Tahchemonite head of or chief of the third he Adino the Eznite the Eznite against eight hundreds slain in one time or at once one one {feminine}

Exegesis

The construct phrase hagibborim asher ledavid {הַגִּבֹּרִים אֲשֶׁר לְדָוִד | ha-gib-bô-rîm ʾă-šer lə-dā-wîd} ‘the mighty men who belonged to David’ links the elite fighters to royal service.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ד־ו־דDalet–Vav–Dalet

“beloved”

• 🔊 דּוֹדdōḏuncle, belovedSong 1:13