2 Chronicles 9:6:22 Chr.9.6.W2TAB
לְדִבְרֵיהֶ֗ם
ledivrehem
“their words”
- Transliteration
- le-div-re-HEM
- Extended
- leh-div-reh-HEHM
- IPA
- /lədivreːˈhem/
Meaning by language
- English
- their words
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-div-re-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-e-he-e-MAN-ti le-div-re-HEM
- clause
ve-LO-e-he-e-MAN-ti le-div-re-HEM AD a-sher-ba-TI va-tir-e-NA E-NAI ve-hi-NE LO hu-GAD-li kha-TSI mar-BIT khokh-ma-TE-kha
- sentence
ve-LO-e-he-e-MAN-ti le-div-re-HEM AD a-sher-ba-TI va-tir-e-NA E-NAI ve-hi-NE LO hu-GAD-li kha-TSI mar-BIT khokh-ma-TE-kha ya-SAF-ta al-ha-she-mu-A a-SHER sha-MA-e-ti
Exegesis
The verse opens with velo {וְלֹֽא | wə-lōʾ} as an emphatic negation, followed by he’emanti ledivrehem {הֶאֱמַ֣נְתִּי לְדִבְרֵיהֶ֗ם | Hiphil perfect + prepositional phrase} forming the main clause “I did not believe their words.”
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“to speak; matter”
In context — 2 Chronicles 9:6
I did not believe their words until I came and saw them with my own eyes. And behold, not even half of the abundance of your wisdom was told to me; you have exceeded the report that I heard.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 9:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 9:6, so the Hebrew word לְדִבְרֵיהֶ֗ם (ledivrehem) 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.9.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.9.6.W2.S1) and character.