Exodus 18:23:2Exod.18.23.W2TAB
אֶת־הַדָּבָ֤ר
ethadavar
“the thing”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-da-VAR
- Extended
- eht-hah-dah-VAAR
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.had.daˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the thing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
et-ha-da-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
IM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH
- clause
IM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH ta-a-SEH veh-tsiv-KHA e-lo-HIM veh-yah-khal-TA a-MOD
- sentence
IM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH ta-a-SEH veh-tsiv-KHA e-lo-HIM veh-yah-khal-TA a-MOD veh-GAM kol-ha-AM ha-ZEH al-me-ko-MO yah-VO be-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The direct object of taaseh {תַּעֲשֶׂה | taʿăśeh} ‘you will do’ is marked by the particle et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ}, introducing ha-davar ha-zeh {הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה | had-dā-ḇār haz-zēh} ‘this matter’.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdaleth–beth–resh
“word, matter, command”
In context — Exodus 18:23
If you do this matter , and God commands you, then you will be able to stand, and also all the people will come to their place in peace.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 18:23, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַדָּבָ֤ר (ethadavar) 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.18.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.23.W2.S1) and character.