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
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-dab-be-RO
- clause
va-yish-MA e-li-AV a-KHIv ha-ga-DOL be-dab-be-RO el-ha-a-na-SHIM
- 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 context — 1 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.