Ezekiel 16:35:4Ezek.16.35.W4TAB
דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה׃
devaryehovah
“word of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- deh-VAR-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /dəˈvar.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- word of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
la-KHEN zo-NA shim-E de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct chain devar–YHWH {דְּבַר־יְהוָה | də-ḇār Yə-hō-wāh} ‘word of the LORD’ pairs message and divine name to assert authoritative origin. English rendering preserves the urgent vocative and imperative force to reflect the prophetic indictment.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–bet–resh
“word, speak”
In context — Ezekiel 16:35
Therefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:35:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 16:35, so the Hebrew word דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה׃ (devaryehovah) 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 Ezek.16.35.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.35.W4.S1) and character.