2 Kings 22:18:142 Kgs.22.18.W14TAB
הַדְּבָרִ֖ים
hadevarim
“the words”
- Transliteration
- ha-de-va-RIM
- Extended
- hah-deh-vah-REEM
- IPA
- /had.dəvaːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
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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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-de-va-RIM
- clause
ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL ha-de-va-RIM a-SHER sha-MA-te
- sentence
ve-el-ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-sho-LE-akh et-khem li-de-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH KO to-me-RU e-LAV ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL ha-de-va-RIM a-SHER sha-MA-te
Exegesis
The relative clause had-də-ḇā-rîm ʾă-šer šā-mā-ʿ-tā {הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר שָׁמָעְתָּ | had-də-ḇā-rîm ʾă-šer šā-mā-ʿ-tā} ‘the words which you heard’ specifies the message content, preserving Hebrew emphasis on divine speech.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — 2 Kings 22:18
And to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD , thus shall you say to him: “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel , concerning the words which you heard.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:18:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Kings 22:18, so the Hebrew word הַדְּבָרִ֖ים (hadevarim) 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.22.18.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.18.W14.S1) and character.