Jeremiah 22:21:1Jer.22.21.W1TAB
דִּבַּ֤רְתִּי
dibarti
“I spoke”
- Transliteration
- di-BAR-ti
- Extended
- dih-BAR-tih
- IPA
- /dibˈbar.tiː/
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
di-BAR-ti e-LA-yikh
- clause
di-BAR-ti e-LA-yikh be-shal-ve-TA-yikh a-MAR-te LO e-she-MA
- sentence
di-BAR-ti e-LA-yikh be-shal-ve-TA-yikh a-MAR-te LO e-she-MA ZE dar-KEKH min-ne-u-RA-yikh KI lo-sha-MA-te be-ko-LI
Exegesis
The passage begins with the Piel perfect dibarti {דִּבַּרְתִּי | dibbartî} ‘I spoke,’ which intensifies the declaration.
Root and etymology
ד־ב־ר
“to speak, declare”
In context — Jeremiah 22:21
I spoke to you in your prosperity , but you said, “I will not listen.” This is your way from your youth, for you have not listened to my voice .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 22:21, so the Hebrew word דִּבַּ֤רְתִּי (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.22.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.21.W1.S1) and character.