Psalm 18:0:2Ps.18.0.W2TABWLC Psalms 18:1
לְעֶ֥בֶד
leeved
“of the servant”
- Transliteration
- le-E-ved
- Extended
- leh-EH-vehd
- IPA
- /ləˈʕɛ.vɛð/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the servant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
le-E-ved
- phraseyour reading level
la-me-na-TSE-akh le-E-ved Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
la-me-na-TSE-akh le-E-ved Ye-ho-VAH le-da-VID a-SHER di-BER la-Ye-ho-VAH ET-di-ve-RE ha-shi-RA ha-ZOT
- sentence
la-me-na-TSE-akh le-E-ved Ye-ho-VAH le-da-VID a-SHER di-BER la-Ye-ho-VAH ET-di-ve-RE ha-shi-RA ha-ZOT be-YOM hi-TSIL-Ye-ho-VAH o-TO mi-KAF KAL-o-ye-VAV u-mi-YAD sha-UL
Exegesis
The linked lamed phrases leeved YHWH ledavid {לְעֶבֶד יְהוָה לְדָוִד | ləʿeḇeḏ Yəhōwāh ləḏāwiḏ} identify David first by covenant service and then by personal name, giving theological weight to his role before the narrative setting is supplied.
Root and etymology
consonantsayin-bet-dalet
“to work, serve”
In context — Psalm 18:0
To the Chief Musician. Of David, the servant of the LORD , who spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day the LORD delivered him from the grasp of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:0:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 18:0, so the Hebrew word לְעֶ֥בֶד (leeved) 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 Ps.18.0.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.0.W2.S1) and character.