2 Samuel 20:18:42 Sam.20.18.W4TAB
יְדַבְּר֤וּ
yedabru
“they would surely speak”
- Transliteration
- ye-dab-RU
- Extended
- yeh-dahb-ROO
- IPA
- /jə.dabˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they would surely speak
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-dab-RU
- phraseyour reading level
da-BER ye-dab-RU va-ri-sho-NA
- clause
da-BER ye-dab-RU va-ri-sho-NA le-MOR sha-OL ye-sha-a-LU be-a-VEL ve-KHEN he-tam-MU
- sentence
va-to-MER le-MOR da-BER ye-dab-RU va-ri-sho-NA le-MOR sha-OL ye-sha-a-LU be-a-VEL ve-KHEN he-tam-MU
Exegesis
The emphatic verb complex dabber yedabberu {דַּבֵּ֨ר יְדַבְּר֤וּ | dabber yedabberû} combines an infinitive absolute with an imperfect to signal customary action.
Root and etymology
d-b-r
“to speak, declare”
In context — 2 Samuel 20:18
And she said, “They used to say at the beginning , ‘Surely one should ask at Abel ,’ and so they concluded the matter.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 20:18, so the Hebrew word יְדַבְּר֤וּ (yedabru) 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.20.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.18.W4.S1) and character.