Jeremiah 16:1:2Jer.16.1.W2TAB
דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה
devaryehovah
“word of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- de-VAR-Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- deh-VAR-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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
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
It is followed by the construct noun devar {דְבַר־ | dĕ-var} ‘word’ governing YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘the LORD’, establishing the source of the proclamation.
Root and etymology
RootDalet-Bet-Resh
“word, matter”
In context — Jeremiah 16:1
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying :
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 16:1, 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.16.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.1.W2.S1) and character.