Deuteronomy 22:20:3Deut.22.20.W3TAB
הַדָּבָ֑ר
hadavar
“the matter”
- Transliteration
- ha-da-VAR
- Extended
- hah-da-VAAR
- IPA
- /had.daˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the matter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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
ha-da-VAR
- clause
ve-IM-E-met hai-TA ha-da-VAR
- sentence
ve-IM-E-met hai-TA ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH LO-NIM-tse-U be-tu-LIM le-na-a-RA
Exegesis
The phrase ha-davar ha-zeh {הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה | ha-dā-var ha-zéh} ‘this matter’ specifies the particular charge under review.
Root and etymology
Rootd-b-r
“word, thing”
In context — Deuteronomy 22:20
But if this matter is true and the tokens of virginity are not found for the young woman ,
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 22:20, so the Hebrew word הַדָּבָ֑ר (hadavar) 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.22.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.20.W3.S1) and character.