1 Chronicles 21:4:11 Chr.21.4.W1TAB
וּדְבַר־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
udevarhamelekh
“and the word of the king”
- Transliteration
- u-de-VAR-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- oo-deh-VAR-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /u.dəˈvar.hammɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the word of the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
u-de-VAR-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
u-de-VAR-ha-ME-lekh kha-ZAK al-yo-AV
- sentence
u-de-VAR-ha-ME-lekh kha-ZAK al-yo-AV va-ye-TSE yo-AV va-yit-ha-LEKH be-KHOL-yis-ra-EL va-ya-VO ye-ru-sha-LA-im
Exegesis
The verse begins with a fronted construct chain, udevar-hammelekh {וּדְבַר־הַמֶּלֶךְ | ûḏəḇar-hammeleḵ} ‘the king’s word/command’, which functions as the clause topic; the following qatal verb khazaq {חָזַק | ḥāzaq} ‘was strong, prevailed’ supplies the predicate, forming an idiom of authoritative coercion (“the king’s word prevailed over Joab”).
Root and etymology
consonantsDalet–Bet–Resh
“word, matter”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:4
However, the king’s word prevailed over Joab, and Joab went out and went about through all Israel, and he came to Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 21:4, so the Hebrew word וּדְבַר־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (udevarhamelekh) 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.21.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.4.W1.S1) and character.