Genesis 17:22:2Gen.17.22.W2TAB
לְדַבֵּ֣ר
ledaber
“speaking”
- Transliteration
- le-da-BER
- Extended
- leh-dah-BEHR
- IPA
- /lə.ða.ˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- speaking
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
le-da-BER
- phraseyour reading level
le-da-BER it-TO
- clause
va-ye-KHAL le-da-BER it-TO
- sentence
va-ye-KHAL le-da-BER it-TO va-YA-al e-lo-HIM me-AL av-ra-HAM
Exegesis
This governs the infinitive construct ledabber {לְדַבֵּ֣ר | lə-dab-bēr} “to speak,” forming a verbal complex that conveys “finished speaking.”
Root and etymology
d-b-rDalet-Bet-Resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — Genesis 17:22
After He finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from Abraham.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 17:22, so the Hebrew word לְדַבֵּ֣ר (ledaber) 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 Gen.17.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.22.W2.S1) and character.