2 Kings 20:4:82 Kgs.20.4.W8TAB
וּדְבַר־יְהוָ֔ה
udevaryehovah
“and the word of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- u-de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- oo-deh-VAHR-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /uːdəˈvar.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the word of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
u-de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
u-de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ha-YA e-LAV le-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-HI ye-sha-YA-hu LO ya-TSA ha-IR kha-TSER ha-ti-kho-NA u-de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ha-YA e-LAV le-MOR
Exegesis
The conjunction u-dvar-YHWH {וּדְבַר־יְהוָה | û·ḏᵉbār Yᵊhōwâ} ‘and the word of the LORD’ introduces the main clause, with haya {הָיָה | hâyâh} ‘came’ plus the dative elav {אֵלָ֖יו | ʾê·lāyw} ‘to him’ and the infinitive lemor {לֵאמֹֽר | lē·ʾāmôr} ‘to say’ marking reported speech. English fronting of the time clause mirrors the Hebrew emphasis on divine initiative interrupting Isaiah at the moment of departure.
Root and etymology
D-B-R
“speech”
In context — 2 Kings 20:4
Before Isaiah had gone out of the middle court of the city, the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 20:4, so the Hebrew word וּדְבַר־יְהוָ֔ה (udevaryehovah) 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.20.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.4.W8.S1) and character.