Deuteronomy 17:9:13Deut.17.9.W13TAB
דְּבַ֥ר
devar
“the matter”
- Transliteration
- de-VAR
- Extended
- deh-VAHR
- IPA
- /dəˈvar/
Meaning by language
- English
- the matter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
de-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
de-VAR ham-mish-PAT
- clause
ve-da-rash-TA ve-hig-GI-du le-KHA ET de-VAR ham-mish-PAT
- sentence
u-va-TA el-ha-ko-ha-NIM hal-ve-YYIM ve-el-ha-sho-FET a-SHER yih-YE ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM ve-da-rash-TA ve-hig-GI-du le-KHA ET de-VAR ham-mish-PAT
Exegesis
The verbs vedarashta {וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֙ | wə·ḏā·raš·tā} and vehigidu {וְהִגִּידוּ | wə·hîg·gī·dû} structure the inquiry–response dynamic, and the phrase et devar hamishpat {אֵ֖ת דְּבַ֥ר הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט | ʾet də·ḇar ham·miš·pāṭ} focuses on the judicial matter. The English rendering preserves the Hebrew’s sequential logic and formal legal framework.
Root and etymology
Rootd b r
“word, matter”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:9
And you shall go to the priests of the Levites and to the judge who will be in office in those days, and you shall inquire of them, and they will declare to you the decision of the judgment.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:9:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Deuteronomy 17:9, so the Hebrew word דְּבַ֥ר (devar) 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.17.9.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.9.W13.S1) and character.