2 Samuel 22:1:42 Sam.22.1.W4TAB
אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֖י
etdivre
“the words of”
- Transliteration
- et-div-RE
- Extended
- eht-div-REE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.divˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the words 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-div-RE
- clause
va-ye-da-BER da-VID la-ye-ho-VAH et-div-RE ha-shi-RA ha-ZOT
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER da-VID la-ye-ho-VAH et-div-RE ha-shi-RA ha-ZOT be-YOM hi-TSIL ye-ho-VAH o-TO mi-KAF kol-o-ye-VAV u-mi-KAF sha-UL
Exegesis
The chain et-dibrei-hashirah-hazot {אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֖י הַשִּׁירָ֣ה הַזֹּ֑את | ʾet di·brê ha·śî·rā(h) ha·zôt} specifies “the words of this song.”
Root and etymology
d-b-r
In context — 2 Samuel 22:1
David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day the LORD brought him safe out of the grasp of all his enemies and from Saul’s grasp.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 22:1, so the Hebrew word אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֖י (etdivre) 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.22.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.1.W4.S1) and character.