Isaiah 21:17:9Isa.21.17.W9TAB
דִּבֵּֽר׃
diber
“has spoken”
- Transliteration
- di-BER
- Extended
- dih-BEER
- IPA
- /dibˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- has spoken
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-BER
- clause
KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-yis-ra-EL di-BER
- sentence
u-she-AR mis-paR-KE-shet gi-bo-REI ve-NEI-ke-DAR yim-a-TU KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-yis-ra-EL di-BER
Exegesis
The appositional phrase LORD, the God of Israel {YHWH Elohei Yiśrāʾēl | Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-ḥê Yiś-rā-ʾēl} underscores divine authority, and the Piel perfect dibber {דִּבֵּר | dib-bēr} asserts the prophecy’s definitive pronouncement.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–bet–resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — Isaiah 21:17
And the remnant of the number of archers, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, will be diminished; for the LORD, the God of Israel has spoken.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 21:17, so the Hebrew word דִּבֵּֽר׃ (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.21.17.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.17.W9.S1) and character.