2 Chronicles 18:4:72 Chr.18.4.W7TAB
אֶת־דְּבַ֥ר
etdevar
- Transliteration
- et-de-VAR
- Extended
- eht-deh-VAHR
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.dəˈvɑːr/
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-de-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
et-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
de-RASH-NA kha-YOM et-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-sha-FAT el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL de-RASH-NA kha-YOM et-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The object is introduced by ʾeṯ {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ}, followed by the construct chain devar YHWH {דְּבַר יְהוָה | dəḇar YHWH} ‘word of the LORD,’ which tightly links the sought “word” to the LORD’s authority; English represents this linkage with an “of” genitive (“word of the LORD”) while keeping the focus on obtaining divine direction before acting.
Root and etymology
consonantsdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:4
Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire today for the word of the LORD .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 18:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־דְּבַ֥ר (etdevar) 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.18.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.4.W7.S1) and character.