2 Chronicles 32:16:22 Chr.32.16.W2TAB
דִּבְּר֣וּ
dibberu
“they spoke”
- Transliteration
- dib-be-RU
- Extended
- dihb-beh-RUU
- IPA
- /dib.bəˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
dib-be-RU
- phraseyour reading level
dib-be-RU a-va-DAV
- clause
ve-OD dib-be-RU a-va-DAV al-ye-ho-VAH ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
ve-OD dib-be-RU a-va-DAV al-ye-ho-VAH ha-e-lo-HIM ve-AL ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu av-DO
Exegesis
The Piel perfect dibberu {דִּבְּר֣וּ | dib-berû} 'they spoke' indicates repeated hostile speech.
Root and etymology
Rootd-b-r
“to speak, declare”
In context — 2 Chronicles 32:16
And still, his servants spoke against the LORD God and against Hezekiah his servant.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 32:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 32:16, so the Hebrew word דִּבְּר֣וּ (dibberu) 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.32.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.32.16.W2.S1) and character.