1 Samuel 17:31:41 Sam.17.31.W4TAB
דִּבֶּ֣ר
diber
“he spoke”
- Transliteration
- di-BER
- Extended
- dih-BEHR
- IPA
- /dibˈbɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- he spoke
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-BER
- phraseyour reading level
di-BER da-VID
- clause
va-ye-sha-MU ha-de-va-RIM a-SHER di-BER da-VID
- sentence
va-ye-sha-MU ha-de-va-RIM a-SHER di-BER da-VID va-yag-GI-du lif-NE-SHA-ul va-yik-ka-KHE-hu
Exegesis
Within that clause, the Piel perfect dibber {דִּבֶּ֣ר | dib-ber} ‘he spoke’ with the subject David {דָּוִד | dā-wîḏ} identifies the speaker.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:31
The words David spoke were heard and presented before Saul , and Saul had him brought.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:31:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 17:31, so the Hebrew word דִּבֶּ֣ר (diber) 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.17.31.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.31.W4.S1) and character.