Jeremiah 18:9:2Jer.18.9.W2TAB
אֲדַבֵּ֔ר
adaber
“I speak”
- Transliteration
- a-da-BER
- Extended
- ah-dah-BEER
- IPA
- /ʔă.dabˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- I speak
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
a-da-BER
- phraseyour reading level
ve-RE-ga a-da-BER
- clause
ve-RE-ga a-da-BER al-GOY ve-al-mam-la-KHA
- sentence
ve-RE-ga a-da-BER al-GOY ve-al-mam-la-KHA liv-NOT ve-lin-TO-a
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect adabber {אֲדַבֵּ֔ר | ʾă-dab-bēr} functions as a performative verb indicating divine speech.
Root and etymology
Rootd-b-r
“to speak, declare”
In context — Jeremiah 18:9
And at an instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 18:9, so the Hebrew word אֲדַבֵּ֔ר (adaber) 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.18.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.9.W2.S1) and character.