Deuteronomy 18:22:13Deut.18.22.W13TAB
לֹא־דִבְּר֖וֹ
lodivero
“the LORD has not spoken it”
- Transliteration
- LO-di-VE-ro
- Extended
- LOH-dih-VEH-roh
- IPA
- /loː.dibˈbeːroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the LORD has not spoken it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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
LO-di-VE-ro
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER LO-di-VE-ro
- clause
a-SHER ye-da-BER ha-na-VI be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-YIH-yeh ha-da-VAR ve-LO ya-VO HU ha-da-VAR a-SHER LO-di-VE-ro Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
a-SHER ye-da-BER ha-na-VI be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-YIH-yeh ha-da-VAR ve-LO ya-VO HU ha-da-VAR a-SHER LO-di-VE-ro Ye-ho-VAH be-za-DON di-VE-ro ha-na-VI LO ta-GUR mi-ME-nu
Exegesis
The clause asher lo dibbero YHWH {אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־דִבְּר֖וֹ יְהוָ֑ה | ʾă-šer lō ḏib-bə-rô Yə-hō-wāh} underscores divine speech-act authenticity.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:22
When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the matter does not come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously ; you shall not fear him.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:22:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Deuteronomy 18:22, so the Hebrew word לֹא־דִבְּר֖וֹ (lodivero) 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.18.22.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.22.W13.S1) and character.