Jeremiah 23:22:4Jer.23.22.W4TAB
דְבָרַי֙
devarai
“my words”
- Transliteration
- de-va-RAI
- Extended
- deh-vah-RAI
- IPA
- /dəvaːˈraj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my words
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
de-va-RAI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-yash-mi-U de-va-RAI
- clause
ve-yash-mi-U de-va-RAI et-a-MI vi-yi-shi-VUM mi-dar-KAM ha-RA u-me-RO-a ma-al-le-HEM
- sentence
ve-im-a-ME-du be-so-DI ve-yash-mi-U de-va-RAI et-a-MI vi-yi-shi-VUM mi-dar-KAM ha-RA u-me-RO-a ma-al-le-HEM
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect ve-yashmiʿu {וְיַשְׁמִעוּ | wə-yaš-mi-ʿû} marks the intended proclamation, with devarai et-ammi {דְבָרַי אֶת־עַמִּי | də-ḇā-rai ʾet-ʿam-mî} presenting “my words” to “my people” in object–subject order characteristic of Hebrew emphasis.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word”
In context — Jeremiah 23:22
But if they had stood within my council and had urged my people to heed my words, then they would have drawn them away from their evil course and from the wickedness of their deeds.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 23:22, so the Hebrew word דְבָרַי֙ (devarai) 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.23.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.22.W4.S1) and character.