Deuteronomy 18:20:11Deut.18.20.W11TAB
לְדַבֵּ֔ר
ledaber
“to speak”
- Transliteration
- le-da-BER
- Extended
- leh-dab-BEER
- IPA
- /lədabˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to speak
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-da-BER
- clause
AKH ha-na-VI a-SHER ya-ZID le-da-BER da-VAR bish-MI ET a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TIV le-da-BER va-a-SHER ye-da-BER be-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
- sentence
AKH ha-na-VI a-SHER ya-ZID le-da-BER da-VAR bish-MI ET a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TIV le-da-BER va-a-SHER ye-da-BER be-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM u-MET ha-na-VI ha-HU
Exegesis
The Piel infinitive ledaber {לְדַבֵּר | lə-ḏab-bēr} governs the noun davar {דָּבָר | dā-vār}, and bishmi {בִּשְׁמִי | biš-mî} marks invocation of divine authority.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter, command”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:20
But the prophet who acts presumptuously to speak a word in my name , which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods , that prophet shall die.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:20:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Deuteronomy 18:20, so the Hebrew word לְדַבֵּ֔ר (ledaber) 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.18.20.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.20.W11.S1) and character.