Daniel 2:4:1Dan.2.4.W1TAB
וַֽיְדַבְּר֧וּ
vayedaberu
“{And} spoke”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-da-BE-ru
- Extended
- vah-yeh-dah-BEH-roo
- IPA
- /waj.jədabˈbeːruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} spoke
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-da-BE-ru
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-da-BE-ru ha-kas-DEEM
- clause
va-ye-da-BE-ru ha-kas-DEEM la-ME-lekh a-ra-MIT
- sentence
va-ye-da-BE-ru ha-kas-DEEM la-ME-lekh a-ra-MIT mal-KA le-al-MIN khe-YI e-MAR khel-MA leh-av-DEE-KHA le-av-DAKH u-fish-RA neh-khah-VEH
Exegesis
The verse moves from narration into direct court speech by opening with vayedabberu {וַֽיְדַבְּר֧וּ | vā-yə-dab-bə-rû} ‘and they spoke,’ a preterite-style verbal form that advances the storyline and introduces the speakers, hakasdim {הַכַּשְׂדִּ֛ים | ha-kaś-dîm} ‘the Chaldeans.’
Root and etymology
RootDalet–Bet–Resh
“to speak”
In context — Daniel 2:4
Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic , “O king , live forever. Say the dream to your servants, and we will make known the interpretation.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 2:4, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְדַבְּר֧וּ (vayedaberu) 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.2.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.4.W1.S1) and character.