Deuteronomy 13:14:8Deut.13.14.W8TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:15

הַדָּבָר

hadavar

the matter

Transliteration
ha-da-VAR
Extended
hah-da-VAAR
IPA
/had.daˈvaːr/

Meaning by language

English
the matter

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Result
הַ + דָּ + בָר
ha + da + var
hadavar

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-da-VAR

  2. sentence

    ve-da-RASH-ta ve-kha-KAR-ta ve-sha-AL-ta hei-TEV ve-hin-NEH e-MET na-KHON ha-da-VAR ne-es-TA ha-to-ei-VAH ha-ZOT be-kir-BE-kha

Exegesis

The construct hadāvar hazō’ōt ne‘ēsetah hatō‘evah {הַדָּבָר הַזֹּאת נֶעֶשְׂתָּ הַתּוֹעֵבָה} uses the Niphal perfect to assert completed action of the detestable thing, and bə-qirbēkha {בְּקִרְבֶּךָ | bə-qir-bē-ḵā} localizes the offense “in your midst.” The English preserves Hebrew parataxis and a clear conditional “if…then” logic by maintaining parallel imperatives and subordinating the evaluative clause.

In contextDeuteronomy 13:14

And you shall investigate, and you shall inquire, and you shall ask thoroughly , and behold, if truth and certainty are found that the matter has been done—the detestable thing —this is in your midst.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 13:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 13:14, so the Hebrew word הַדָּבָר (hadavar) 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 Deut.13.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.14.W8.S1) and character.