Exodus 19:6:8Exod.19.6.W8TAB
הַדְּבָרִ֔ים
haddevarim
“words”
- Transliteration
- had-de-va-RIM
- Extended
- hah-deh-vah-REEM
- IPA
- /had.də.vaˈriːm/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
had-de-va-RIM
- clause
EH-leh had-de-va-RIM a-SHER teh-dab-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-a-TEM tih-yu-LI mam-LE-khet ko-ha-NIM ve-GOY ka-DOSH EH-leh had-de-va-RIM a-SHER teh-dab-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The demonstrative eleh hadevarim {אֵלֶּה הַדְּבָרִים | ʾêl-leh had-də-ḇā-rîm} ‘these are the words’ introduces the forthcoming divine instructions, while the relative clause asher tedabber {אֲשֶׁר תְּדַבֵּר | ʾă-šer tə-dab-bēr} ‘that you shall speak’ assigns Moses as the mediator.
Root and etymology
ד־ב־ר
“word, matter”
In context — Exodus 19:6
You will be for Me a kingdom of priests and a nation that is holy. These are the words you shall speak to the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 19:6, so the Hebrew word הַדְּבָרִ֔ים (haddevarim) 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.19.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.6.W8.S1) and character.