1 Kings 20:12:31 Kgs.20.12.W3TAB
אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר
ethadavar
“{direct object} the word or message”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-da-VAR
- Extended
- eht-hah-daa-VAAR
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.had.daːˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the word or message
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-ha-da-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
- clause
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ve-HU sho-TE HU ve-ham-me-la-KHIM bas-su-KOT
- sentence
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ve-HU sho-TE HU ve-ham-me-la-KHIM bas-su-KOT va-yo-MER el-a-va-DAV SI-mu va-ya-SI-mu al-ha-IR
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word or matter”
In context — 1 Kings 20:12
And it came to pass, as he heard this message, while he and the kings were drinking in the shelters , that he said to his servants , “Prepare yourselves,” and they set themselves against the city.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 20:12, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר (ethadavar) 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.20.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.12.W3.S1) and character.