Exodus 19:9:13Exod.19.9.W13TAB
בְּדַבְּרִ֣י
bedabree
“when I speak”
- Transliteration
- be-dab-REE
- Extended
- beh-dab-REE
- IPA
- /bədabˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when I speak
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-dab-REE
- phraseyour reading level
be-dab-REE im-MAKH
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh hin-NEH a-no-KHI BA e-lei-KHA be-AV he-a-NAAN ba-ah-VOOR yish-MA ha-AM be-dab-REE im-MAKH ve-gam-be-KHA ya-ah-MEE-noo le-o-LAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh hin-NEH a-no-KHI BA e-lei-KHA be-AV he-a-NAAN ba-ah-VOOR yish-MA ha-AM be-dab-REE im-MAKH ve-gam-be-KHA ya-ah-MEE-noo le-o-LAM va-ya-GED MO-sheh et-div-REI ha-AM el-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The infinitive construct bədabberî ʿimmāḵ {בְּדַבְּרִי עִמָּךְ | bə-dabberî ʿimmāḵ} specifies God speaking with Moses.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdaleth–beth–resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — Exodus 19:9
And the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I am coming to You in a thick cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with You and also believe You forever.” Then Moses reported the words of the people to the LORD.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:9:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Exodus 19:9, so the Hebrew word בְּדַבְּרִ֣י (bedabree) 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.19.9.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.9.W13.S1) and character.