1 Samuel 20:23:11 Sam.20.23.W1TAB
וְהַ֨דָּבָ֔ר
vehaddavar
“and the matter”
- Transliteration
- ve-had-DAVAR
- Extended
- veh-hahd-dah-VAAR
- IPA
- /vəhaddɔˈvɔːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the matter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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
ve-had-DAVAR
- clause
ve-had-DAVAR a-SHER dib-BAR-nu a-NI va-a-TA
- sentence
ve-had-DAVAR a-SHER dib-BAR-nu a-NI va-a-TA hin-NE ye-ho-VAH be-NI u-VE-ne-TA ad-O-lam
Exegesis
The noun phrase ha-davar {הַדָּבָר | haddā·ḇār} ‘the matter’ is modified by the relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʼă·šer} ‘that’, introducing the clause dibarta {דִּבַּרְתָּ | dib·bār·tā} ‘you have spoken’ (Qal perfect second person masculine singular), which takes the prepositional object imadi {עִמָּדִי | ʼim·mā·ḏî} ‘with me’.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter, event”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:23
And concerning the matter that you have spoken with me, let the LORD be a witness between you and me forever.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 20:23, so the Hebrew word וְהַ֨דָּבָ֔ר (vehaddavar) 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.20.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.23.W1.S1) and character.