Exodus 20:19:6Exod.20.19.W6TAB
וְאַל־יְדַבֵּ֥ר
vehahlyehdahbehr
“and do not let speak”
- Transliteration
- veh-ahl-yeh-dah-BEHR
- Extended
- veh-ahl-yeh-dah-BEHR
- IPA
- /və.ʔal.jə.dabˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and do not let speak
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
veh-ahl-yeh-dah-BEHR
- phraseyour reading level
veh-ahl-yeh-dah-BEHR ih-mah-NUU
- clause
veh-ahl-yeh-dah-BEHR ih-mah-NUU e-lo-HIM pehn-nah-MUUT
- sentence
vah-yoh-MRUU el-MO-sheh dah-BEHR-ah-TAH ih-mah-NUU veh-nish-MAA-ah veh-ahl-yeh-dah-BEHR ih-mah-NUU e-lo-HIM pehn-nah-MUUT
Exegesis
The adversative ve-al-yedabber {וְאַל־יְדַבֵּר | wə-ʾal-yədabber} and the Piel imperfect with jussive nuance form a polite prohibition.
Root and etymology
Rootdaleth–beth–resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — Exodus 20:19
And they said to Moses, “You speak with us and we will listen; but do not let God speak with us, lest we die .”
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 20:19, so the Hebrew word וְאַל־יְדַבֵּ֥ר (vehahlyehdahbehr) 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.20.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.19.W6.S1) and character.