Genesis 18:27:6Gen.18.27.W6TAB
לְדַבֵּ֣ר
ledaber
“to speak”
- Transliteration
- le-da-BER
- Extended
- leh-dah-BEHR
- IPA
- /lə.dab.ˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to speak
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 el-a-do-NAI
- clause
hin-ne-NA ho-AL-ti le-da-BER el-a-do-NAI ve-a-no-KHI a-FAR va-E-fer
- sentence
va-YA-an av-ra-HAM va-yo-MAR hin-ne-NA ho-AL-ti le-da-BER el-a-do-NAI ve-a-no-KHI a-FAR va-E-fer
Exegesis
The infinitive construct ledabber {לְדַבֵּר | lə-dab-bēr} functions as the complement of ho'alti, specifying the content of this initiative: “to speak.”
Root and etymology
“to speak; a word”
In context — Genesis 18:27
And Abraham answered and said, “Behold now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord , though I am dust and ashes.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 18:27, 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.18.27.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.27.W6.S1) and character.