1 Samuel 20:23:31 Sam.20.23.W3TAB
דִּבַּ֖רְנוּ
dibbarnu
“we spoke”
- Transliteration
- dib-BAR-nu
- Extended
- dihb-BAHR-noo
- IPA
- /dibˈbar.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- we 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
dib-BAR-nu
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER dib-BAR-nu
- 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
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 20:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 20:23, so the Hebrew word דִּבַּ֖רְנוּ (dibbarnu) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.23.W3.S1) and character.