דִּבְרֵ֥י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 דִּבְרֵ֥י

   div-RE

   of the words or matters of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 דִּבְרֵ֥י יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּ

   div-RE yo-shi-YA-hu

   of the words or matters of Josiah
3. clause🔊 וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה

   ve-YE-ter div-RE yo-shi-YA-hu ve-KHOL-a-SHER a-SA

   and the rest of the words or matters of Josiah and all that he did
4. sentence🔊 וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃

   ve-YE-ter div-RE yo-shi-YA-hu ve-KHOL-a-SHER a-SA ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-RE ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHE ye-hu-DA

   and the rest of the words or matters of Josiah and all that he did are they not written on or in the book of the words or matters of the days of the kings of Judah

Exegesis

The construct chain divrei {דִּבְרֵ֥י | dib-rê} ‘acts’ attaches to Yoshiyahu {יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּ | yō-šî-yā-hû}, specifying the king’s deeds.

The prepositional phrase al-sefer-divrei-hayamim {עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים | ʿal sê-pher dib-rê ha-yā-mîm} ‘in the book of the chronicles’ names the source, followed by lemalchei-Yehudah {לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה | lə-mal-kê yə-hû-dā} ‘of the kings of Judah’ marking possession. The initial vav-consecutive ensures continuity, and placing ketuvim before its objects emphasizes the assured documentation of the king’s deeds.

Root and etymology

d-v-r🔊 ד־ב־רdalet–bet–resh

“to speak, matter”

• 🔊 מִדְבָּרmidbarwildernessExodus 3:1
• 🔊 דְּבָרִיםdvarimwords/thingsDeuteronomy 1:1