1 Kings 20:35:71 Kgs.20.35.W7TAB
בִּדְבַ֥ר
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
ve-ISH e-KHAD mib-be-NE han-ne-vi-IM a-MAR el-RE-e-hu bid-VAR ye-ho-VAH hak-KE-ni NA
- sentence
ve-ISH e-KHAD mib-be-NE han-ne-vi-IM a-MAR el-RE-e-hu bid-VAR ye-ho-VAH hak-KE-ni NA va-ye-ma-EN ha-ISH le-hak-KHO-to
Exegesis
The verb amar {אָמַ֧ר | āmār} “said” introduces direct speech framed by bidvar YHWH {בִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה | bid-dā-ḇār yhwh} “by the word of the LORD,” highlighting divine commission.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter”
In context — 1 Kings 20:35
And one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, by the word of the LORD , “Strike me , please,” but the man refused to strike him.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:35:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 20:35, so the Hebrew word בִּדְבַ֥ר (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.20.35.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.35.W7.S1) and character.