Genesis 39:17:3Gen.39.17.W3TAB
כַּדְּבָרִ֥ים
kaddevarim
“according to the words”
- Transliteration
- kad-de-va-RIM
- Extended
- kahd-deh-vah-REEM
- IPA
- /kad.də.vaː.ˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to the words
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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
kad-de-va-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
kad-de-va-RIM ha-EL-le
- clause
va-te-dab-BER e-LAV kad-de-va-RIM ha-EL-le le-MOR
- sentence
va-te-dab-BER e-LAV kad-de-va-RIM ha-EL-le le-MOR ba-e-LAI ha-E-ved ha-iv-RI a-sher-he-VE-ta la-NU le-TSA-khek BI
Exegesis
The idiomatic formula kadvarim haeleh {כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה | kaḏ-də-ḇā-rîm hā-ʾêl-leh} ‘with these words’ signals her fixed accusation.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter”
In context — Genesis 39:17
And she spoke to him with these words , saying, “The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us came to me to mock me .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 39:17, so the Hebrew word כַּדְּבָרִ֥ים (kaddevarim) 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.39.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.17.W3.S1) and character.