2 Samuel 13:22:92 Sam.13.22.W9TAB
עַל־דְּבַר֙
aldevar
“because of word of”
- Transliteration
- al-de-VAR
- Extended
- ahl-deh-VAHR
- IPA
- /ʕal.dəˈvar/
Meaning by language
- English
- because of word of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-de-VAR
- clause
ki-sa-NE av-sha-LOM et-AM-non al-de-VAR a-SHER i-NA ET ta-MAR a-KHO-to
- sentence
ve-LO-di-BER av-sha-LOM im-AM-non le-me-RA ve-ad-TOV ki-sa-NE av-sha-LOM et-AM-non al-de-VAR a-SHER i-NA ET ta-MAR a-KHO-to
Exegesis
The relative clause al-devar asher innah {עַל־דְּבַר אֲשֶׁר עִנָּה | ʿal-de-vár ʾă-šer ʿin-nāh} ‘because of the matter that he afflicted’ uses al to mark cause, devar in construct with asher setting up explanation, and innah conveying forceful action.
Root and etymology
ד־ב־רd–b–r
“to speak, declare”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:22
And Absalom did not speak with Amnon either for evil or for good, because Absalom hated Amnon on account of the matter that he had afflicted Tamar his sister.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:22:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 13:22, so the Hebrew word עַל־דְּבַר֙ (aldevar) 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 Sam.13.22.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.22.W9.S1) and character.