2 Samuel 17:4:22 Sam.17.4.W2TAB
הַדָּבָ֖ר
hadavar
“the matter”
- Transliteration
- ha-da-VAR
- Extended
- hah-daa-VAR
- IPA
- /had.daˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the matter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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
ha-da-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
va-yi-SHAR ha-da-VAR
- clause
va-yi-SHAR ha-da-VAR be-e-NE av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-yi-SHAR ha-da-VAR be-e-NE av-sha-LOM u-ve-e-NE KAL-zik-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The noun hadāwār {הַדָּבָ֖ר | hadāwār} with the definite article specifies the counsel under discussion.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word/matter/plan”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:4
The plan was pleasing in the eyes of Absalom and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 17:4, so the Hebrew word הַדָּבָ֖ר (hadavar) 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.17.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.4.W2.S1) and character.