1 Samuel 19:4:11 Sam.19.4.W1TAB
וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר
vayedabber
“and he spoke”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-dab-BER
- Extended
- vah-yeh-dahb-BEHR
- IPA
- /vaj.jəðabˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he spoke
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-dab-BER
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-dab-BER ye-ho-na-TAN be-da-VID
- clause
va-ye-dab-BER ye-ho-na-TAN be-da-VID TOV el-sha-UL a-VIV
- sentence
va-ye-dab-BER ye-ho-na-TAN be-da-VID TOV el-sha-UL a-VIV va-yo-MER e-LAV al-ye-khe-TA ham-ME-lekh be-av-DO be-da-VID KI LO kha-TA LAKH ve-KI ma-a-saV tov-le-KHA me-OD
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive form vayedabber {וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר | way·yə·ḏab·bēr} ‘and he spoke’, marking sequential action.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“to speak”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:4
And Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul, and he said to him, “Let not the king sin against his servant David, for he has not sinned against you, and his deeds are very good for you.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 19:4, so the Hebrew word וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר (vayedabber) 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.19.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.4.W1.S1) and character.