Exodus 20:1:1Exod.20.1.W1TAB
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר
vayedabber
“{And He} spoke”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-dab-BER
- Extended
- vah-yeh-dab-BEHR
- IPA
- /va.jə.dab.ˈbeːr/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-dab-BER
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-dab-BER e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-ye-dab-BER e-lo-HIM ET kohl-ha-de-va-REEM ha-EL-leh leh-MOR
Exegesis
The clause opens with the verb vayedabber {וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר | way-də-bēr} ‘and He spoke’, a vav-consecutive Piel imperfect that advances the narrative and highlights divine initiative.
Root and etymology
RootDalet–Beth–Resh
“speech, word”
In context — Exodus 20:1
And God spoke all these words , saying:
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:1:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 20:1, so the Hebrew word וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (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.20.1.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.1.W1.S1) and character.