2 Kings 20:16:52 Kgs.20.16.W5TAB
דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה׃
devaryehovah
“word of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- deh-VAHR-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /dəˈvar.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- word of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
she-MA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-sha-YA-hu el-khiz-ki-YA-hu she-MA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The Qal imperative shema {שְׁמַע | šə-maʿ} ‘hear’ issues a direct summons, governing the construct devar-YHWH {דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה | dᵊ-ḇāŕ yᵊ-hō-wā́h} ‘word of YHWH,’ which establishes possession and divine authority. In English, the imperative is rendered as a command to preserve urgency, and the construct chain is expressed as a possessive phrase to convey the message’s authoritative source.
Root and etymology
ד־ב־רd–b–r
“word, speech”
In context — 2 Kings 20:16
Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD .”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 20:16, so the Hebrew word דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה׃ (devaryehovah) 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 Kgs.20.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.16.W5.S1) and character.