1 Kings 13:7:11 Kgs.13.7.W1TAB
וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר
vayedaber
“said”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-da-BER
- Extended
- vah-yeh-dah-BEHR
- IPA
- /vaj.dabˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-da-BER
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-da-BER ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ye-da-BER ha-ME-lekh el-ISH ha-e-lo-HIM boh-ah-it-TI ha-BAI-ta oo-se-A-da
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER ha-ME-lekh el-ISH ha-e-lo-HIM boh-ah-it-TI ha-BAI-ta oo-se-A-da ve-et-te-NA le-KHA mat-TAT
Exegesis
The verse begins with a vav-consecutive on vayedabber {וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר | wayyə-ḏabber} ‘and he spoke’, signalling a past narrative action.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter”
In context — 1 Kings 13:7
And the king spoke to the man of God, “Come with me to the house and have a meal, and I will give you a gift.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 13:7, so the Hebrew word וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר (vayedaber) 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.13.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.7.W1.S1) and character.