1 Kings 21:2:11 Kgs.21.2.W1TAB
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר
vayedaber
“and he spoke”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-da-BER
- Extended
- vah-yeh-dah-BBEHR
- IPA
- /vaj.jədaˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he spoke
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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Word in context
- word
va-ye-da-BER
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-da-BER akh-AV el-na-VOT le-MOR te-NA-li et-kar-me-KHA
- clause
va-ye-da-BER akh-AV el-na-VOT le-MOR te-NA-li et-kar-me-KHA vi-hi-LI le-gan-ya-RAK KI HU ka-ROV E-tsel be-TI ve-et-te-NA le-KHA takh-TAV KE-rem TOV mim-me-NU
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER akh-AV el-na-VOT le-MOR te-NA-li et-kar-me-KHA vi-hi-LI le-gan-ya-RAK KI HU ka-ROV E-tsel be-TI ve-et-te-NA le-KHA takh-TAV KE-rem TOV mim-me-NU IM TOV be-e-NE-kha et-te-NA-le-KHA KE-sef me-KHIR ZE
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive prefixed to the Piel imperfect vayedabber {וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר | və-ye-ḏab-bēr} ‘he spoke’, emphasizing Ahab’s initiative.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — 1 Kings 21:2
Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard , so it can serve as a garden , because it is adjacent to my house. I will offer you a better vineyard in exchange, or, if it seems right in your eyes, I will pay you its value in silver.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 21:2, so the Hebrew word וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (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.21.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.2.W1.S1) and character.