Deuteronomy 17:4:8Deut.17.4.W8TAB
הַדָּבָ֔ר
hadavar
“the matter”
- Transliteration
- ha-da-VAR
- Extended
- hah-da-VAAR
- IPA
- /hadaˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the matter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-da-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
na-KHON ha-da-VAR
- clause
ve-da-RAS-ta he-TEV ve-hin-NEH e-MET na-KHON ha-da-VAR ne-eh-SE-ta ha-to-ei-VAH ha-ZOT be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
veh-hu-GAD-le-KHA ve-sha-MA-ta ve-da-RAS-ta he-TEV ve-hin-NEH e-MET na-KHON ha-da-VAR ne-eh-SE-ta ha-to-ei-VAH ha-ZOT be-yis-ra-EL
Root and etymology
Rootd b r
“word, matter”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:4
And it has been told to you, and you have heard, and you have investigated , and behold, if the matter is true and established , that this abomination has been done in Israel.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 17:4, so the Hebrew word הַדָּבָ֔ר (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.17.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.4.W8.S1) and character.