2 Samuel 14:22:202 Sam.14.22.W20TAB
אֶת־דְּבַ֥ר
etdevar
“the word of”
- Transliteration
- et-de-VAR
- Extended
- eht-deh-VAHR
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.dəˈvar/
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 av-DO av-DE-kha
- clause
va-yo-MER yo-AV ha-YOM ya-DA av-de-KHA ki-ma-tsa-TI KHEN be-e-NE-kha a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh a-sher-a-SA ha-ME-lekh et-de-VAR av-DO av-DE-kha
- sentence
va-yi-POL yo-AV el-pa-NAV AR-tsa va-yish-ta-KHU va-ye-va-REKH et-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER yo-AV ha-YOM ya-DA av-de-KHA ki-ma-tsa-TI KHEN be-e-NE-kha a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh a-sher-a-SA ha-ME-lekh et-de-VAR av-DO av-DE-kha
Exegesis
The construct chain devar avdecha {דְּבַ֥ר עַבְדְּךָ | dəḇar ʿaḇdəkā} links “word” and “servant” into a petition.
Root and etymology
RootDalet, Bet, Resh
“word, matter”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:22
And Joab fell on his face to the ground and bowed down, and he blessed the king. Then Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your eyes, my lord the king , because the king has fulfilled the word of his servant.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:22:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of 2 Samuel 14:22, 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.14.22.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.22.W20.S1) and character.