Deuteronomy 20:5:1Deut.20.5.W1TAB
וְדִבְּר֣וּ
vedibroo
“and shall speak”
- Transliteration
- ve-dib-ROO
- Extended
- veh-dib-BE-roo
- IPA
- /və.dibˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and shall speak
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-dib-ROO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-dib-ROO ha-sho-TRIM
- clause
ve-dib-ROO ha-sho-TRIM el-ha-AM le-MOR mi-ha-ISH a-SHER ba-NA ba-YIT-kha-DASH ve-LO kha-na-KHO ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to
- sentence
ve-dib-ROO ha-sho-TRIM el-ha-AM le-MOR mi-ha-ISH a-SHER ba-NA ba-YIT-kha-DASH ve-LO kha-na-KHO ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to pen-ya-MOOT ba-mil-kha-MAH ve-ISH a-KHER yakh-ne-KHE-nu
Exegesis
The verse opens with vedibberu {וְדִבְּר֣וּ | wə-ḏibbərû} ‘and they shall speak,’ where the vav-consecutive Piel form sequences the official pronouncement.
Root and etymology
ד–ב–ר
“to speak, command”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:5
The officers shall speak to the people, saying, “Is there a man who built a new house but has not dedicated it? Let him go back to his house, so that he does not die in the battle and another man dedicate it.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 20:5, so the Hebrew word וְדִבְּר֣וּ (vedibroo) 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.20.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.5.W1.S1) and character.