Genesis 18:14:3Gen.18.14.W3TAB
דָּבָ֑ר
davar
“anything”
- Transliteration
- da-VAR
- Extended
- dah-VAAR
- IPA
- /daː.ˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- anything
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
da-VAR
- clause
ha-yip-pa-LE me-ye-ho-VAH da-VAR
- sentence
ha-yip-pa-LE me-ye-ho-VAH da-VAR la-mo-ED a-SHUV e-LE-kha ka-ET khai-YA u-le-sa-RA VEN
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase me-YHWH {מֵיְהוָה | mê-YHWH} ‘from the LORD’ attaches to davar {דָּבָר | dā-ḇār} ‘matter’, yielding “any matter originating with the LORD.” This stands as an independent interrogative clause.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet-bet-resh
“to speak, matter, arrange”
In context — Genesis 18:14
Is anything too extraordinary for the LORD ? At the appointed time I will return to you, at the time of life, and Sarah will have a son.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 18:14, so the Hebrew word דָּבָ֑ר (davar) 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.18.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.14.W3.S1) and character.