Deuteronomy 18:2:9Deut.18.2.W9TAB
דִּבֶּר־לֽוֹ׃
diberlo
“he spoke to him”
- Transliteration
- di-BER-LO
- Extended
- dee-BEHR-LOH
- IPA
- /dibˈbeːr.loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he spoke to him
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-BER-LO
- clause
Ye-ho-VAH HU na-kha-la-TO ka-a-SHER di-BER-LO
- sentence
ve-na-kha-LAH LO-yi-he-YE-lo be-KE-rev e-KHA-v Ye-ho-VAH HU na-kha-la-TO ka-a-SHER di-BER-LO
Exegesis
The relative ka-asher {כַּאֲשֶׁר | kā-ʼă-šer} introduces the clause with the Piel perfect dibber-lo {דִּבֶּר־לֽוֹ | dibbēr-lōw} ‘he spoke to him,’ tying the inheritance to God’s prior declaration. The structure of prohibition followed by affirmation underscores the Levites’ unique status.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter, command”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:2
They shall have no inherited allotment among their brothers; the LORD is their inheritance, just as He spoke to them.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 18:2, so the Hebrew word דִּבֶּר־לֽוֹ׃ (diberlo) 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.18.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.2.W9.S1) and character.