1 Kings 13:2:31 Kgs.13.2.W3TAB
בִּדְבַ֣ר
bidvar
“by the word of”
- Transliteration
- bid-VAR
- Extended
- behd-VAR
- IPA
- /bidˈvar/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the word of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bid-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
bid-VAR Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yik-RA al-ha-miz-BE-akh bid-VAR Ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MER miz-BE-akh miz-BE-akh KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yik-RA al-ha-miz-BE-akh bid-VAR Ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MER miz-BE-akh miz-BE-akh KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH hin-NE-BEN no-LAD le-VET-da-VID yo-shi-YA-hu she-MO ve-za-VAKH a-LE-kha et-ko-ha-NE ha-ba-MOT ha-mak-ti-RIM a-LE-kha ve-ats-MOT a-DAM yis-re-FU a-LE-kha
Exegesis
The genitive construct biddvar YHWH {בִּדְבַר־יְהוָה | bid-dvar Yə-hō-wā} emphasizes divine authorization.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter”
In context — 1 Kings 13:2
And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD , and said, “Altar, altar, thus says the LORD: A son will be born to the house of David—Josiah by name—and on you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and human bones will be burned on you.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 13:2, so the Hebrew word בִּדְבַ֣ר (bidvar) 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 Kgs.13.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.2.W3.S1) and character.