Daniel 10:17:6Dan.10.17.W6TAB

לְדַבֵּ֖ר

lehdabber

to speak

Transliteration
leh-dab-BER
Extended
leh-dahb-BEHR
IPA
/ləðabˈbeːr/

Meaning by language

English
to speak

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Result
לְ + דַב + בֵּ֖ר
leh + dab + ber
lehdabber

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Daletd as in door
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    leh-dab-BER

  2. clause

    veh-HEIKH yoo-KHAL E-ved a-do-NI ZE leh-dab-BER im-a-do-NI ZE

  3. sentence

    veh-HEIKH yoo-KHAL E-ved a-do-NI ZE leh-dab-BER im-a-do-NI ZE va-a-NI meh-ah-TAA lo-ya-a-mad-BI KO-akh oo-neh-sha-MA LO nish-e-ra-BI

Exegesis

The modal verb yukhal {יוּכַ֗ל | yû-ḵal} ‘can’ governs the infinitive ledabber {לְדַבֵּ֖ר | lə-da-bēr} ‘to speak’.

Root and etymology

d-b-rdalet–bet–resh

word, matter

In contextDaniel 10:17

And how can the servant of my lord speak with this my lord? As for me, from now no strength stands within me, and no breath remains in me .

About this coordinate

Daniel 10:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 10:17, so the Hebrew word לְדַבֵּ֖ר (lehdabber) 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 Dan.10.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.10.17.W6.S1) and character.