Genesis 18:33:5Gen.18.33.W5TAB
לְדַבֵּ֖ר
ledabber
“speaking”
- Transliteration
- le-dab-BER
- Extended
- leh-dahb-BEHR
- IPA
- /lə.dab.ˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- speaking
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-dab-BER
- clause
va-YE-lekh Ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER kil-LA le-dab-BER el-av-ra-HAM
- sentence
va-YE-lekh Ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER kil-LA le-dab-BER el-av-ra-HAM ve-av-ra-HAM SHAV lim-ko-MO
Exegesis
In that clause, the Piel perfect kilah {כִּלָּה | kil-lāh} plus Piel infinitive construct ledabber {לְדַבֵּר | lə-dab-bēr} conveys “He finished speaking,” emphasizing the completed action.
Root and etymology
“to speak; a word”
In context — Genesis 18:33
Then the LORD went on from there when He finished speaking with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:33:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 18:33, so the Hebrew word לְדַבֵּ֖ר (ledabber) 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.18.33.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.33.W5.S1) and character.