Psalm 18:0:4Ps.18.0.W4TABWLC Psalms 18:1

לְדָוִ֥ד

ledavid

of David

Transliteration
le-da-VID
Extended
leh-daa-VIHD
IPA
/ləðaˈwid/

Meaning by language

English
of David

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Result
לְ + דָ + וִ֥ד
le + da + vid
ledavid

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Daletd as in door

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-da-VID

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-da-VID a-SHER di-BER la-Ye-ho-VAH

  3. 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

  4. 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.

In contextPsalm 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 18:0:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 18:0, so the Hebrew word לְדָוִ֥ד (ledavid) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.0.W4.S1) and character.