2 Samuel 14:15:182 Sam.14.15.W18TAB
אֶת־דְּבַ֥ר
etdevar
“the word of”
- Transliteration
- et-de-VAR
- Extended
- eht-deh-VAAR
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.dəˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the word of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-de-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
et-de-VAR a-ma-TO
- clause
va-TO-mer shif-kha-TE-kha a-da-be-RA-na el-ha-ME-lekh u-LAI ya-a-SE ha-ME-lekh et-de-VAR a-ma-TO
- sentence
ve-a-TA a-sher-ba-TI le-da-BER el-ha-ME-lekh a-do-NI et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE KI ye-re-U-ni ha-AM va-TO-mer shif-kha-TE-kha a-da-be-RA-na el-ha-ME-lekh u-LAI ya-a-SE ha-ME-lekh et-de-VAR a-ma-TO
Exegesis
The particle ulai {אוּלַי | û-lay} ‘perhaps’ introduces the apodosis with qal imperfect ya’aseh {יַעֲשֶׂה | ya-‘a-śêh} ‘he will do’, followed by et-devar {אֶת־דְּבַ֥ר | ʾet-de-vār} ‘the matter’ and possessive amato {אֲמָתֽוֹ | ʾă-mā-ṯō} ‘his maidservant’, completing the petition formula typical of Hebrew royal appeals.
Root and etymology
d-b-r
“to speak”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:15
And now that I have come to speak to the king, my lord, about this matter because the people have made me afraid. And your maidservant said, “Let me speak, please, to the king; perhaps he will grant the petition of his maidservant.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:15:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 2 Samuel 14:15, so the Hebrew word אֶת־דְּבַ֥ר (etdevar) 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.14.15.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.15.W18.S1) and character.