Jeremiah 19:5:12Jer.19.5.W12TAB
דִבַּ֔רְתִּי
dibarti
“I spoke”
- Transliteration
- di-bar-TI
- Extended
- dih-bahr-TIH
- IPA
- /dib.barˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I spoke
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-bar-TI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO di-bar-TI
- clause
a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TI ve-LO di-bar-TI ve-LO a-le-TA al-li-BI
- sentence
u-va-NU et-ba-MOT ha-ba-AL lis-ROF et-be-ne-HEM ba-ESH o-LOT la-ba-AL a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TI ve-LO di-bar-TI ve-LO a-le-TA al-li-BI
Exegesis
The relative clause asher lo tziviti ve-lo dibarti ve-lo alta al-libi {אֲשֶׁר לֹא־צִוִּיתִי וְלֹא דִבַּרְתִּי וְלֹא עָלְתָה עַל־לִבִּי} features a threefold perfect negation that underscores absolute divine rejection, rendered formally with successive nor phrases and dynamically with emphatic negative repeats.
Root and etymology
“word; speak”
In context — Jeremiah 19:5
And they built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, which I did not command , nor did I speak, nor did it enter my heart.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 19:5, so the Hebrew word דִבַּ֔רְתִּי (dibarti) 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.19.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.5.W12.S1) and character.