Exodus 16:11:1Exod.16.11.W1TAB
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר
vayedabber
“{And He} spoke”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-dab-BER
- Extended
- vah-yeh-dah-BEHR
- IPA
- /vajə.ðabˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} spoke
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
va-ye-dab-BER
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-dab-BER Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-dab-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH leh-MOR
Exegesis
Hebrew arranges this clause with the waw-consecutive verb vayedabber {וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר | way-də-bēr} ‘and he spoke’, marking narrative continuation.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdaleth–beth–resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — Exodus 16:11
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying ,
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 16:11, so the Hebrew word וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) 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.16.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.11.W1.S1) and character.