1 Chronicles 17:26:51 Chr.17.26.W5TAB
וַתְּדַבֵּר֙
vatedaber
“and you spoke”
- Transliteration
- va-te-da-BER
- Extended
- vah-teh-dah-BEHR
- IPA
- /vat.təðaˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you spoke
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
va-te-da-BER
- clause
va-te-da-BER al-av-de-KHA ha-to-VA ha-ZOT
- sentence
ve-a-TA ye-ho-VAH a-TA-hu ha-e-lo-HIM va-te-da-BER al-av-de-KHA ha-to-VA ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive wa-tedabber {וַתְּדַבֵּר | wat-təḏabber} ‘and you spoke’ introduces the divine speech act, with the prepositional phrase ’al-’aḇdeḵā {עַל־עַבְדְּךָ | ’al-’aḇdeḵā} ‘concerning your servant’ functioning as its direct object.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–bet–resh
“word, speak”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:26
And now, Lord God , You are the God, and You have spoken this good thing concerning Your servant.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Chronicles 17:26, so the Hebrew word וַתְּדַבֵּר֙ (vatedaber) 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 1 Chr.17.26.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.26.W5.S1) and character.