Jeremiah 23:28:7Jer.23.28.W7TAB
דְּבָרִי֙
devari
“my word”
- Transliteration
- de-va-RI
- Extended
- deh-vah-REE
- IPA
- /dəvaːˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my word
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
de-va-RI
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-SHER de-va-RI
- clause
han-na-VI a-SHER-it-TO kha-LOM ye-sa-PER kha-LOM va-a-SHER de-va-RI it-TO ye-da-BER de-va-RI e-MET
- sentence
han-na-VI a-SHER-it-TO kha-LOM ye-sa-PER kha-LOM va-a-SHER de-va-RI it-TO ye-da-BER de-va-RI e-MET ma-la-TE-ven et-ha-BAR ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
A parallel clause introduced by va-asher {וַאֲשֶׁר | wa-ʾă-šer} ‘and who’ with devari {דְּבָרִי | də-ḇā-rî} ‘my word’ employs the Piel jussive yedabber {יְדַבֵּ֥ר | yə-dab-bēr} ‘let him speak’, creating chiasmic balance between visionary dreams and the divine word.
The genitive devari emet {דְּבָרִי אֱמֶת | də-ḇā-rî ʾe-met} ‘word in truth’ underscores the expected sincerity of speech.
Root and etymology
ד־ב־רd-b-r
“word, speech”
In context — Jeremiah 23:28
The prophet who has a dream should tell the dream; but he who has my word should speak my word in truth. What has chaff to do with grain? says the LORD .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:28:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 23:28, so the Hebrew word דְּבָרִי֙ (devari) 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.23.28.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.28.W7.S1) and character.