Genesis 21:11:2Gen.21.11.W2TAB
הַדָּבָ֛ר
hadavar
“the matter”
- Transliteration
- ha-da-VAR
- Extended
- hah-dah-VAAR
- IPA
- /had.daː.ˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the matter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ha-da-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-RA ha-da-VAR
- clause
va-ye-RA ha-da-VAR me-OD be-e-NE av-ra-HAM
- sentence
va-ye-RA ha-da-VAR me-OD be-e-NE av-ra-HAM AL o-DOT be-NO
Exegesis
It continues with hadavar {הַדָּבָר | had-dā-ḇār}, “the matter,” where the definite article recalls the specific issue of sending away his son.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter, event”
In context — Genesis 21:11
The matter weighed heavily in Abraham’s eyes because it concerned his son.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 21:11, so the Hebrew word הַדָּבָ֛ר (hadavar) 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.21.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.11.W2.S1) and character.