1 Samuel 15:10:21 Sam.15.10.W2TAB
דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה
devaryehovah
“the word of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- de-var-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- deh-vahr-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /də.var.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the word of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
de-var-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-HI de-var-ye-ho-VAH el-she-mu-EL leh-MOR
Exegesis
The compound dvar-yhwh {דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה | də·war–yĕ·hō·wāh} ‘word of the LORD’ functions as a standard prophetic speech formula, with the maqaf linking noun and divine name.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–bet–resh
“speech, word”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:10
And the word of the LORD came to Samuel , saying:
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 15:10, so the Hebrew word דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה (devaryehovah) 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 Sam.15.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.10.W2.S1) and character.