2 Chronicles 23:4:22 Chr.23.4.W2TAB

הַדָּבָ֖ר

hadavar

the thing

Transliteration
ha-da-VAR
Extended
hah-daa-VAAR
IPA
/had.dɔːˈvɔːr/

Meaning by language

English
the thing

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Result
הַ + דָּ + בָ֖ר
ha + da + var
hadavar

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-da-VAR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ZE ha-da-VAR

  3. clause

    ZE ha-da-VAR a-SHER ta-a-SU

  4. sentence

    ZE ha-da-VAR a-SHER ta-a-SU ha-she-li-SHIT mi-KEM ba-E ha-sha-BAT la-kho-ha-NIM ve-lal-vi-YIM le-sho-a-RE ha-si-PIM

Exegesis

The verse begins with the demonstrative zeh {זֶה | zēh} “this” joined to ha-dāvar {הַדָּבָר | hă-dāvar} “the matter,” forming an instructional heading.

Root and etymology

dalet–bet–reshd-b-r

word; matter

In context2 Chronicles 23:4

This is what you are to do: one third of you who come on the Sabbath—those from the priests and the Levites—shall serve as gatekeepers at the thresholds .

About this coordinate

2 Chronicles 23:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 23:4, so the Hebrew word הַדָּבָ֖ר (hadavar) 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.23.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.4.W2.S1) and character.