Deuteronomy 19:20:7Deut.19.20.W7TAB
כַּדָּבָ֥ר
kadavar
“such a thing”
- Transliteration
- ka-da-VAR
- Extended
- kah-dah-VAAR
- IPA
- /kadːaˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- such a thing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-da-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
ka-da-VAR ha-RA
- clause
ve-LO-YO-si-fu la-a-SOT OD ka-da-VAR ha-RA ha-ZEH be-kir-be-KHA
- sentence
ve-ha-nish-a-REEM yish-me-U ve-yi-RA-u ve-LO-YO-si-fu la-a-SOT OD ka-da-VAR ha-RA ha-ZEH be-kir-be-KHA
Exegesis
The demonstrative phrase kadavar hazeh {כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה | ka-dā-bār haz-zeh} ‘such a thing as this’ precisely defines the forbidden act, while the locative beqirbekha {בְּקִרְבֶּךָ | bĕ-qir-be-ḵā} ‘in your midst’ situates it within the covenant community. In translation, vav prefixes are rendered as English conjunctions to preserve narrative flow, and the infinitive–adverb pairing is maintained to reflect the original emphasis on prohibition.
Root and etymology
Rootd–b–r
“word, thing”
In context — Deuteronomy 19:20
And the ones remaining will hear and will fear , and they will not again do such an evil thing as this in your midst.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 19:20, so the Hebrew word כַּדָּבָ֥ר (kadavar) 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.19.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.20.W7.S1) and character.