Deuteronomy 18:17:6Deut.18.17.W6TAB
דִּבֵּֽרוּ׃
diberoo
“they have spoken”
- Transliteration
- di-be-ROO
- Extended
- dee-BEHR-oo
- IPA
- /dibˈbeːruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they have spoken
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
di-be-ROO
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER di-be-ROO
- clause
hei-ti-VOO a-SHER di-be-ROO
- sentence
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI hei-ti-VOO a-SHER di-be-ROO
Exegesis
The Hiphil perfect heitivu {הֵיטִ֖יבוּ | hê-tî-vû} ‘they have done well’ conveys divine approval, and the relative particle asher {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʼă-šer} ‘that’ introduces the Piel perfect clause with diberu {דִּבֵּֽרוּ | dî-bē-rû} ‘they have spoken’, focusing on the people’s deliberate communication. This structure unites divine endorsement and the content of their words into a single concise declaration.
Root and etymology
RootDalet–Bet–Resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:17
And the LORD said to me, “They have done well regarding what they have spoken.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 18:17, so the Hebrew word דִּבֵּֽרוּ׃ (diberoo) 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.18.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.17.W6.S1) and character.