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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ha-da-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
ZE ha-da-VAR
- clause
ZE ha-da-VAR a-SHER ta-a-SU
- 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 context — 2 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.