Joshua 17:14:1Josh.17.14.W1TAB
וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙
vayedabroo
“and spoke”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-dab-ROO
- Extended
- vah-yeh-dab-ROO
- IPA
- /vaj.dabˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and spoke
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
va-ye-dab-ROO
- clause
va-ye-dab-ROO be-NEI yo-SEF et-ye-ho-SHUA le-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-dab-ROO be-NEI yo-SEF et-ye-ho-SHUA le-MOR mad-DU-a na-ta-TA LI na-ha-LA go-RAL e-KHAD ve-KHE-vel e-KHAD va-a-NI am-RAV AD a-SHER-ad-KOH ber-KHA-ni Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayedabberu {וַיְדַבְּרוּ | wayyəḏabberû} ‘and they spoke’, employing the vav-consecutive to signal narrative dialogue.
In context — Joshua 17:14
Then the sons of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given me as inheritance only one lot and one portion, though I am a numerous people—even until now that the LORD has blessed me.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 17:14, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙ (vayedabroo) 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 Josh.17.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.14.W1.S1) and character.