1 Samuel 18:22:41 Sam.18.22.W4TAB

דַּבְּר֨וּ

dabberu

speak

Transliteration
dab-be-RU
Extended
dab-beh-ROO
IPA
/dab.bəˈruː/

Meaning by language

English
speak

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Result
דַּב + בְּ + ר֨וּ
dab + be + ru
dabberu

Alphabet Analysis

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    dab-be-RU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    dab-be-RU el-da-VID bal-LAT

  3. clause

    va-ye-TSAV sha-UL et-a-va-DO dab-be-RU el-da-VID bal-LAT le-MOR hin-NE kha-FETS be-KHA ha-ME-lekh ve-khol-a-va-DAV a-he-VU-kha

  4. sentence

    va-ye-TSAV sha-UL et-a-va-DO dab-be-RU el-da-VID bal-LAT le-MOR hin-NE kha-FETS be-KHA ha-ME-lekh ve-khol-a-va-DAV a-he-VU-kha ve-a-TA hit-kha-TEN ba-ME-lekh

Exegesis

The plural imperative dabberu {דַּבְּרוּ | dab-be-rū} ‘speak’ directs a group to address David {דָּוִ֤ד | Dā-wîḏ}.

Root and etymology

Rootd-b-r

word; matter

In context1 Samuel 18:22

And Saul commanded his servant, “Speak to David secretly , saying, ‘Behold, the king desires you, and all his servants love you; now become the king’s son-in-law .’”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 18:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 18:22, so the Hebrew word דַּבְּר֨וּ (dabberu) 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.18.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.22.W4.S1) and character.