Deuteronomy 20:9:4Deut.20.9.W4TAB
לְדַבֵּ֣ר
ledaber
“to speak”
- Transliteration
- le-da-BER
- Extended
- leh-dah-BEER
- IPA
- /lədəbˈbeːr/
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
- phraseyour reading level
le-da-BER el-ha-AM
- clause
ve-ha-YA ke-kal-LOT ha-sho-tRIM le-da-BER el-ha-AM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ke-kal-LOT ha-sho-tRIM le-da-BER el-ha-AM u-fak-DU sa-REI tse-va-OT be-ROSH ha-AM
Exegesis
The prepositional infinitive construct kekallot {כְּכַלֹּ֥ת | kə-kal-lōṯ} ‘when finished’ combines with the infinitive ledabber {לְדַבֵּ֣ר | lə-dab-bēr} ‘to speak’, forming a subordinate temporal clause linked to hashoterim {הַשֹּׁטְרִ֖ים | ha-šō-ṭrîm} ‘the officers’.
Root and etymology
ד–ב–ר
“to speak, command”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:9
When the officers have completed speaking to the people, they shall appoint commanders of armies at the head of the people.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 20:9, so the Hebrew word לְדַבֵּ֣ר (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.20.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.9.W4.S1) and character.