Isaiah 39:8:5Isa.39.8.W5TAB
דְּבַר־יְהוָ֖ה
devaryehovah
“word of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- de-var-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- deh-vahr-yeh-hoh-VAH
- IPA
- /də.ˈvar.jə.hoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- word of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
de-var-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
TOV de-var-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer khiz-ki-YA-hu el-ye-sha-YA-hu TOV de-var-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BAR-ta
- sentence
va-YO-mer khiz-ki-YA-hu el-ye-sha-YA-hu TOV de-var-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BAR-ta va-YO-mer KI yih-ye-YE sha-LOM ve-e-MET be-ya-MAI
Exegesis
The construct devar-yhwh {דְּבַר־יְהוָ֖ה | dəvar-yəhōwâh} ‘word of the LORD’ underscores divine authority and is linked by asher {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾăšer} ‘which’ to Isaiah’s prophecy.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — Isaiah 39:8
And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “Good is the word of the LORD which you have spoken.” And he said, “For there will be peace and truth in my days.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 39:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 39:8, so the Hebrew word דְּבַר־יְהוָ֖ה (devaryehovah) 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.39.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.39.8.W5.S1) and character.