1 Kings 13:9:41 Kgs.13.9.W4TAB
בִּדְבַ֤ר
bidvar
“by the word of”
- Transliteration
- bid-VAR
- Extended
- bihd-VAHR
- 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
kee-KEHN tsi-WA oh-TEE bid-VAR ye-ho-VAH leh-MOR loh-to-KHAL LE-khem veh-LO tish-teh-MAA-yim
- sentence
kee-KEHN tsi-WA oh-TEE bid-VAR ye-ho-VAH leh-MOR loh-to-KHAL LE-khem veh-LO tish-teh-MAA-yim veh-LO ta-SHUV bah-DE-rekh a-SHER ha-lakh-TA
Exegesis
The main clause uses צִוָּ֣ה אֹתִ֗י {צִוָּה אֹתִי | ṣiwwāh ʾōtî} with an implied divine subject, while the prepositional phrase בִּדְבַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ {בִּדְבַר יְהוָה | biḏbar Yə-hō-wāh} specifies the means and source: the command comes “through the word” associated with the LORD, highlighting prophetic mediation.
Root and etymology
consonantsdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter”
In context — 1 Kings 13:9
For thus it was commanded to me by the word of the LORD , saying: “You shall not eat bread , and you shall not drink water, and you shall not return by the way which you went.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 13:9, so the Hebrew word בִּדְבַ֤ר (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.13.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.9.W4.S1) and character.