Jeremiah 22:1:7Jer.22.1.W7TAB
וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣
vedibarta
“and you shall speak”
- Transliteration
- ve-di-BAR-ta
- Extended
- veh-dih-BAHR-tah
- IPA
- /vədibˈbar.tɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you shall speak
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-di-BAR-ta
- phraseyour reading level
ve-di-BAR-ta SHAM
- clause
ve-di-BAR-ta SHAM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
- sentence
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH RED BET-ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ve-di-BAR-ta SHAM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
Exegesis
The conjunction ve-dibarta {וְדִבַּרְתָּ | wə-dib-bar-tā} in the Piel perfect issues the command to speak, and the locative sham {שָׁם | šām} ‘there’ anchors the action.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–bet–resh
“word”
In context — Jeremiah 22:1
This is what the LORD says: Go down to the king of Judah’s house and speak this word there.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 22:1, so the Hebrew word וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ (vedibarta) 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.22.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.1.W7.S1) and character.