Jeremiah 13:8:2Jer.13.8.W2TAB
דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה
devaryehovah
“word of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- deh-VAHR-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /dəˈvar.jəhoˈvaː/
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
va-ye-HI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-HI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH e-LAI le-MOR
Exegesis
The noun devar {דְבַר־ | də-var} ‘word’ forms a construct chain with YHWH {יְהוָ֖ה | Yə-hō-wāh} (devar-YHWH {דְבַר־יְהוָה | də-var-Yə-hō-wāh}), denoting a divine oracle.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“to speak”
In context — Jeremiah 13:8
And the word of the LORD came to me saying ,
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 13:8, so the Hebrew word דְבַר־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 Jer.13.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.8.W2.S1) and character.