2 Chronicles 18:12:182 Chr.18.12.W18TAB
וְדִבַּ֥רְתָּ
vedibbarta
“and you shall speak”
- Transliteration
- ve-dib-BAR-ta
- Extended
- veh-dihb-BAAR-tah
- IPA
- /vədibˈbarˈtˤaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you shall speak
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-dib-BAR-ta
- phraseyour reading level
ve-dib-BAR-ta TOV
- clause
vi-hi-NA de-var-KHA ke-a-KHAD me-HEM ve-dib-BAR-ta TOV
- sentence
ve-ha-mal-AKH a-sher-ha-LAKH lik-RO le-mi-KHAI-hu di-BER e-LAV le-MOR hi-NE div-RE han-ne-vi-IM pe-e-KHAD TOV el-ha-ME-lekh vi-hi-NA de-var-KHA ke-a-KHAD me-HEM ve-dib-BAR-ta TOV
Exegesis
The jussive expression vi-hi-na de-varekha ke-akhad mehem {וִיהִי־נָא דְבָרְךָ כְּאַחַד מֵהֶם | wî·hī·nā də·wā·re·kā kə·ʾă·ḥăḏ mê·hem} ‘and please let your word be like one of them’ issues a polite request, while ve-dibarta tov {וְדִבַּרְתָּ טּוֹב | wə·dib·bâr·tā tōv} ‘and you shall speak good’ urges conformity. The Hebrew sequence—from topic identification to unanimous declaration to entreaty—structures the messenger’s persuasive appeal.
Root and etymology
RootDalet–Bet–Resh
“to speak”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:12
The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Behold, the prophets speak with one voice in favor of the king. Let your word align with theirs, and speak favorably.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:12:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 2 Chronicles 18:12, so the Hebrew word וְדִבַּ֥רְתָּ (vedibbarta) 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 2 Chr.18.12.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.12.W18.S1) and character.