Daniel 9:22:2Dan.9.22.W2TAB
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר
vayedaber
“speaking”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-da-BER
- Extended
- vah-yeh-dah-BEHR
- IPA
- /vaj.ðabˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- speaking
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-da-BER
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-da-BER i-MI
- clause
va-YA-ven va-ye-da-BER i-MI
- sentence
va-YA-ven va-ye-da-BER i-MI va-yo-MAR da-ni-EL a-TA ya-TSA-ti le-has-KIL-kha vee-NA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the Hifil verb vayaven {וַיָּ֖בֶן | wa-yā-ven} ‘and he caused to understand,’ followed by the Piel vayedabber {וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר | wa-ye-da-bēr} ‘and he spoke,’ and the Qal vayomer {וַיֹּאמַ֕ר | wa-yō-mar} ‘and he said,’ creating a sequential narrative.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word, speech”
In context — Daniel 9:22
He made me understand, spoke with me, and said, "Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding ."
About this coordinate
Daniel 9:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 9:22, so the Hebrew word וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (vayedaber) 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.9.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.22.W2.S1) and character.