Genesis 22:20:3Gen.22.20.W3TAB
הַדְּבָרִ֣ים
haddevarim
“things”
- Transliteration
- had-de-va-RIM
- Extended
- hahd-deh-vah-REEM
- IPA
- /had.də.vaː.ˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- things
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
had-de-va-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
had-de-va-RIM ha-EL-leh
- clause
va-ye-HI a-kha-REI had-de-va-RIM ha-EL-leh va-yug-GAD le-av-ra-HAM le-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-REI had-de-va-RIM ha-EL-leh va-yug-GAD le-av-ra-HAM le-MOR hin-NEH ya-le-DA mil-KA gam-HI ba-NIM le-na-KHOR a-KHI-kha
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase acharei haddevarim ha-eleh {אַחֲרֵי֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה | ʾa·ḥă·rê had·də·vā·rîm hā·ʾēl·leh} functions as a temporal frame linking this note to the preceding events without specifying a precise duration.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“to speak, word”
In context — Genesis 22:20
And it happened after these things that word was brought to Abraham , saying, “Behold, Milcah also has borne sons to Nahor your brother.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 22:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 22:20, so the Hebrew word הַדְּבָרִ֣ים (haddevarim) 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.22.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.22.20.W3.S1) and character.