Jeremiah 22:2:3Jer.22.2.W3TAB
דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
she-MA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-a-MAR-ta she-MA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-yo-SHEV al-ki-SE da-VID
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta she-MA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-yo-SHEV al-ki-SE da-VID a-TA va-a-va-DE-kha ve-am-KHA ha-ba-IM ba-she-a-RIM ha-E-le
Exegesis
The construct chain devar-YHWH {דְּבַר־יְהוָה | də-var Yə-hō-wāh} ‘word of the LORD’ establishes divine authority.
Root and etymology
ד–ב–ר
“word, matter”
In context — Jeremiah 22:2
And you shall say, “Hear the word of the LORD , O king of Judah who sits upon the throne of David—you, your servants, and your people who enter through these gates.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 22:2, so the Hebrew word דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה (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.22.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.2.W3.S1) and character.