Exodus 14:15:6Exod.14.15.W6TAB
דַּבֵּ֥ר
daber
“speak”
- Transliteration
- da-BER
- Extended
- dah-BEHR
- IPA
- /da.ˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- speak
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
da-BER
- phraseyour reading level
da-BER el-be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
da-BER el-be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ve-yis-sa-U
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE mah-tits-AK e-LAI da-BER el-be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ve-yis-sa-U
Exegesis
The Piel imperative {דַּבֵּר | dabbēr} ‘speak’ shifts the initiative to Moses as mediator.
Root and etymology
ד־ב־ר
“to speak”
In context — Exodus 14:15
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Speak to the sons of Israel , and let them set out.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 14:15, so the Hebrew word דַּבֵּ֥ר (daber) 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 Exod.14.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.15.W6.S1) and character.