Jeremiah 23:29:3Jer.23.29.W3TAB
דְבָרִ֛י
devari
“my word”
- Transliteration
- de-va-RI
- Extended
- deh-vah-REE
- IPA
- /dəvaˈriː/
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
de-va-RI
- phraseyour reading level
ha-lo KHO de-va-RI
- clause
ha-lo KHO de-va-RI ka-ESH ne-UM-ye-ho-VA
- sentence
ha-lo KHO de-va-RI ka-ESH ne-UM-ye-ho-VA u-khe-fat-TISH ye-fo-TSETS SA-la
Exegesis
The demonstrative adverb koh {כֹ֧ה | kō} introduces devarî {דְבָרִ֛י | də-ḇā-rî} as the subject.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter”
In context — Jeremiah 23:29
“Is not My word like fire ,” declares the LORD , “and like a hammer that shatters the rock?”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 23:29, so the Hebrew word דְבָרִ֛י (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.23.29.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.29.W3.S1) and character.