Isaiah 20:2:3Isa.20.2.W3TAB
דִּבֶּ֣ר
diber
“he spoke”
- Transliteration
- di-BER
- Extended
- dih-BEHR
- IPA
- /dibˈbɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- he spoke
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-BER
- phraseyour reading level
di-BER Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ba-ET ha-HI di-BER Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD ye-sha-YA-hu ben-A-mots le-MOR LEKH u-fit-takh-TA ha-SAK me-AL mot-ne-KHA ve-na-AL-kha ta-kha-LOTS me-AL rag-le-KHA
- sentence
ba-ET ha-HI di-BER Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD ye-sha-YA-hu ben-A-mots le-MOR LEKH u-fit-takh-TA ha-SAK me-AL mot-ne-KHA ve-na-AL-kha ta-kha-LOTS me-AL rag-le-KHA va-ya-AS KEN ha-LOKH a-ROM ve-ya-KHEF
Exegesis
The clause baet hahi {בָּעֵת הַהִיא | bāʿēt hāhî} ‘at that time’ sets the narrative background, while dibber {דִּבֶּר | dib-bēr} ‘he spoke’ introduces direct divine speech.
Root and etymology
Rootd-b-r
“to speak”
In context — Isaiah 20:2
At that time the LORD spoke by the hand of Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and loosen the sackcloth from your loins, and take off your sandals from your feet.” And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 20:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 20:2, so the Hebrew word דִּבֶּ֣ר (diber) 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 Isa.20.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.20.2.W3.S1) and character.