2 Samuel 14:3:52 Sam.14.3.W5TAB
כַּדָּבָ֣ר
kadavar
“according to the word or the matter”
- Transliteration
- ka-da-VAR
- Extended
- kah-dah-VAAR
- IPA
- /kaddɔˈvɔːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to the word or the matter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-da-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
ka-da-VAR ha-ZE
- clause
u-VA-t el-ha-ME-lekh ve-dib-BAR-te e-LAV ka-da-VAR ha-ZE
- sentence
u-VA-t el-ha-ME-lekh ve-dib-BAR-te e-LAV ka-da-VAR ha-ZE va-ya-SEM yo-AV et-ha-de-va-RIM be-FI-ha
Exegesis
The adverbial phrase ka-davar hazeh {כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה | ka-ḏā-war ha-zéh} functions as a manner clause, ensuring precision in the message.
Root and etymology
dalet–bet–resh
“word, matter”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:3
And you shall come to the king and speak to him according to this word ; and Joab put the words in her mouth .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 14:3, so the Hebrew word כַּדָּבָ֣ר (kadavar) 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.14.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.3.W5.S1) and character.