1 Chronicles 21:7:41 Chr.21.7.W4TAB
עַל־הַדָּבָ֖ר
alhadavar
“because of the thing”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-da-VAR
- Extended
- ahl-hah-dah-VAAR
- IPA
- /ʕal.had.daːˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- because of the thing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ha-da-VAR
- clause
va-YE-ra be-e-NE ha-e-lo-HIM al-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
- sentence
va-YE-ra be-e-NE ha-e-lo-HIM al-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE va-YAKH et-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The phrase al hadavar hazeh {עַל־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה | ʿal haddāḇār hazzēh} ‘because of this matter’ specifies the cause of displeasure.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–bet–resh
“word; matter; affair”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:7
And it was evil in the eyes of God because of this matter , and He struck Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 21:7, so the Hebrew word עַל־הַדָּבָ֖ר (alhadavar) 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.21.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.7.W4.S1) and character.