1 Samuel 15:13:111 Sam.15.13.W11TAB
אֶת־דְּבַ֥ר
etdevar
“the word of the”
- Transliteration
- et-de-VAR
- Extended
- eht-deh-VAR
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.də.ˈvar/
Meaning by language
- English
- the word of the
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 | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-de-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
et-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer LO sha-UL ba-RUKH a-TA la-ye-ho-VAH ha-ki-MO-ti et-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-VO she-mu-EL el-sha-UL va-YO-mer LO sha-UL ba-RUKH a-TA la-ye-ho-VAH ha-ki-MO-ti et-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct chain et-devar YHWH {אֶת־דְּבַ֥ר יְהוָֽה | ʾet-ḏəḇār Yəhōwāh} ‘the word of the LORD’ functions as the direct object of haqimoti, marked by the direct object marker ʾet. Biblical VSO order is rendered in English SVO order to maintain clarity while preserving the theological emphasis on divine command and human response.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“to speak, command”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:13
And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed are you to the LORD ; I have fulfilled the word of the LORD.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:13:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 15:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־דְּבַ֥ר (etdevar) 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.15.13.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.13.W11.S1) and character.