1 Samuel 18:8:61 Sam.18.8.W6TAB
הַדָּבָ֣ר
hadavar
“the word or the matter”
- Transliteration
- ha-da-VAR
- Extended
- hah-daa-VAR
- IPA
- /had.daːˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the word or the matter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-da-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
- clause
va-yik-HAR le-sha-UL me-OD va-ye-RA be-e-NA-v ha-da-VAR ha-ZE va-yo-MER na-te-NU le-da-VID re-va-VOT ve-LI na-te-NU ha-a-la-FIM
- sentence
va-yik-HAR le-sha-UL me-OD va-ye-RA be-e-NA-v ha-da-VAR ha-ZE va-yo-MER na-te-NU le-da-VID re-va-VOT ve-LI na-te-NU ha-a-la-FIM ve-OD LO AKH ham-me-lu-KHA
Exegesis
The phrase ha-da-var ha-zé {הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה | ha-da-var ha-zé} ‘this matter’ serves as the object of dissatisfaction.
Root and etymology
Rootd-b-r
“word; matter”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:8
And Saul was exceedingly angry, and this matter deeply displeased him. He said, “They have given to David tens of thousands, and to me only thousands; what more can he have but the kingdom ?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 18:8, so the Hebrew word הַדָּבָ֣ר (hadavar) 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.18.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.8.W6.S1) and character.