1 Samuel 17:28:51 Sam.17.28.W5TAB

בְּדַבְּר֖וֹ

bedabbero

when he spoke

Transliteration
be-dab-be-RO
Extended
beh-dahb-beh-ROH
IPA
/bədab.bəˈroː/

Meaning by language

English
when he spoke

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + דַב + בְּ + ר֖וֹ
be + dab + be + ro
bedabbero

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Daletd as in door
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-dab-be-RO

  2. clause

    va-yish-MA e-li-AV a-KHIv ha-ga-DOL be-dab-be-RO el-ha-a-na-SHIM

  3. sentence

    va-yish-MA e-li-AV a-KHIv ha-ga-DOL be-dab-be-RO el-ha-a-na-SHIM va-yi-KHAR-AF e-li-AV be-da-VID va-yo-MER la-ma-ZE ya-RAD-ta ve-al-MI na-TASH-ta me-AT ha-TSON ha-HEN-na ba-mid-BAR a-NI ya-DA-te et-ze-DON-kha ve-ET RO-a le-va-VE-kha KI le-ma-AN re-OT ha-mil-kha-MA ya-RAD-ta

Exegesis

The prepositional infinitive construct bedabro {בְּדַבְּר֖וֹ | bə-ḏabbārô} combined with el-ha-anashim {אֶל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֑ים | ʾel-hā-ʾănāšîm} locates David’s address and prompts Eliab’s reaction.

Root and etymology

Rootdalet–bet–resh

word, matter

In context1 Samuel 17:28

Eliab heard him speaking to the men, and his anger burned against David. He said, “Why have you come down here? With whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness ? I know your presumption and the evil of your heart; you came down only to see the battle.”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 17:28:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 17:28, so the Hebrew word בְּדַבְּר֖וֹ (bedabbero) 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.17.28.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.28.W5.S1) and character.