2 Samuel 13:35:72 Sam.13.35.W7TAB
כִּדְבַ֥ר
kidvar
“according to the word of”
- Transliteration
- kid-VAR
- Extended
- kihd-VAHR
- IPA
- /kiðˈvar/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to the word of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
kid-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
kid-VAR av-de-KHA
- clause
kid-VAR av-de-KHA KEN ha-YA
- sentence
va-yo-MER yo-na-DAV el-ha-ME-lekh hi-NE ve-NE-ha-ME-lekh BA-u kid-VAR av-de-KHA KEN ha-YA
Exegesis
The prepositional construct kidvar avdecha {כִּדְבַ֥ר עַבְדְּךָ֖ | kî-ḏbar ʿaḇ-də-ḵā} ‘according to the word of your servant’ attributes the prediction’s source, and the adverb ken {כֵּ֥ן | kên} ‘thus’ followed by the verb hayah {הָיָֽה | hā-yāh} ‘it was’ constitutes a result clause confirming its realization. This structure underscores the certainty and immediacy of the report delivered to the king.
Root and etymology
ד־ב־ר
“to speak, declare”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:35
And Jonadab said to the king, “Behold , the king’s sons have come, according to the word of your servant , so it has happened.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:35:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 13:35, so the Hebrew word כִּדְבַ֥ר (kidvar) 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.13.35.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.35.W7.S1) and character.