Job 13:7:2Job.13.7.W2TAB
תְּדַבְּר֣וּ
tedabru
“will you speak”
- Transliteration
- te-dab-RU
- Extended
- teh-dahb-RUU
- IPA
- /təðabˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- will you speak
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-dab-RU
- clause
hal-EL te-dab-RU a-vel-LA
- sentence
hal-EL te-dab-RU a-vel-LA ve-LO te-dab-RU re-mi-YA
Exegesis
The repeated tĕdabbĕrû {תְּדַבְּר֣וּ | tĕdabbĕrû} / tĕdabbĕrû {תְּֽדַבְּר֥וּ | tĕdabbĕrû} binds the clauses together and focuses the accusation on their speech as an intentional act.
Root and etymology
consonantsDalet–Bet–Resh
“to speak”
In context — Job 13:7
Will you speak injustice for God ? And will you speak deceit for Him?
About this coordinate
Job 13:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 13:7, so the Hebrew word תְּדַבְּר֣וּ (tedabru) 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 Job.13.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.7.W2.S1) and character.