Joshua 20:4:13Josh.20.4.W13TAB
אֶת־דְּבָרָ֑יו
etdevarav
“his words”
- Transliteration
- et-de-va-RAV
- Extended
- EHT-deh-vah-RAHV
- IPA
- /ʔɛt-dəvaˈrav/
Meaning by language
- English
- his words
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-de-va-RAV
- clause
ve-NAS el-AKHAT me-he-a-RIM ha-e-LEH ve-a-MAD PE-taKH SHA-ar ha-IR ve-di-BER be-oz-NEI zik-NEI-ha-IR ha-HI et-de-va-RAV
- sentence
ve-NAS el-AKHAT me-he-a-RIM ha-e-LEH ve-a-MAD PE-taKH SHA-ar ha-IR ve-di-BER be-oz-NEI zik-NEI-ha-IR ha-HI et-de-va-RAV ve-os-FU o-TO ha-i-RAH a-lei-HEM ve-nat-NU-LO ma-KOM ve-ya-SHAV im-MAM
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — Joshua 20:4
And he shall flee to one of these cities , and shall stand at the entrance of the city gate and speak in the ears of the elders of that city his words; and they shall bring him into the city to themselves and give him a place , and he shall dwell with them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 20:4:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Joshua 20:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־דְּבָרָ֑יו (etdevarav) 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.20.4.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.20.4.W13.S1) and character.