2 Samuel 18:5:152 Sam.18.5.W15TAB
עַל־דְּבַ֥ר
aldevar
“concerning”
- Transliteration
- al-de-VAR
- Extended
- ahl-deh-VAHR
- IPA
- /ʕal.dəˈvar/
Meaning by language
- English
- concerning
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
al-de-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
ET-kol-ha-sa-RIM al-de-VAR av-sha-LOM
- clause
ve-KHOL-ha-AM sha-me-U be-tsav-VOT ha-ME-lekh ET-kol-ha-sa-RIM al-de-VAR av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-yet-TSAV ha-ME-lekh ET-yo-AV ve-ET-a-vi-SHAI ve-ET-i-TAI le-MOR le-AT-LI la-NA-ar le-av-sha-LOM ve-KHOL-ha-AM sha-me-U be-tsav-VOT ha-ME-lekh ET-kol-ha-sa-RIM al-de-VAR av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The Piel infinitive be-tsavvot {בְּצַוּוֹת | bə-ṣăwwôt} ‘in commanding’ with suffix and the second hamelek {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ha-meleḵ} highlight royal agency, and al-devar {עַל־דְּבַר | ʿal-də-ḇar} ‘concerning’ frames Absalom as the topic of those orders. English rendering preserves the series of commands and clarifies each direct object.
Root and etymology
ד־ב־ר
“word; matter”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:5
And the king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man , Absalom.” And all the people heard the king give orders to every commander concerning Absalom.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:5:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Samuel 18:5, so the Hebrew word עַל־דְּבַ֥ר (aldevar) 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.18.5.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.5.W15.S1) and character.