Jeremiah 13:2:3Jer.13.2.W3TAB
כִּדְבַ֣ר
kidvar
“according to the word of”
- Transliteration
- kid-VAR
- Extended
- kihd-VAHR
- IPA
- /kidˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to the word of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kid-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
kid-VAR Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-e-KNE et-ha-e-ZOR kid-VAR Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-e-KNE et-ha-e-ZOR kid-VAR Ye-ho-VAH va-a-SIM al-ma-te-NAI
Exegesis
The construct phrase ki-dvar YHWH {כִּדְבַר יְהוָה | ki-də-var Yə-hō-wāh} ‘according to the word of the LORD’ expresses divine command.
Root and etymology
ד־ב־ר
“word, matter”
In context — Jeremiah 13:2
And I bought the belt according to the word of the LORD , and I placed it upon my loins .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 13:2, so the Hebrew word כִּדְבַ֣ר (kidvar) 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 Jer.13.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.2.W3.S1) and character.