2 Samuel 14:12:32 Sam.14.12.W3TAB
תְּדַבֶּר־נָ֧א
tedaberna
“let her speak please”
- Transliteration
- te-da-BER-NA
- Extended
- teh-dah-BEHR-NAA
- IPA
- /tə.dabˈbɛr.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let her speak please
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-da-BER-NA
- phraseyour reading level
te-da-BER-NA shiv-KHA-tekha
- clause
va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA te-da-BER-NA shiv-KHA-tekha el-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh da-VAR
- sentence
va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA te-da-BER-NA shiv-KHA-tekha el-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh da-VAR va-YO-mer da-BE-ri
Exegesis
The Piel request tedabber-na {תְּדַבֶּר־נָא | tə-dab-be-r nā} ‘let-speak-now’ conveys polite urgency.
Root and etymology
dalet–bet–resh
“word, matter”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:12
And the woman said, “Let your servant speak a word to my lord the king.” He said, “Speak.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 14:12, so the Hebrew word תְּדַבֶּר־נָ֧א (tedaberna) 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.14.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.12.W3.S1) and character.