Joshua 22:21:7Josh.22.21.W7TAB
וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ
vayedaberu
“and they spoke”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-da-be-RU
- Extended
- vah-yeh-dab-be-ROO
- IPA
- /vajədabˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they 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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
va-ye-da-be-RU
- clause
va-ye-da-be-RU et-ra-SHEI al-FEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-a-NU be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD va-kha-TSI SHE-vet ham-na-SHEH va-ye-da-be-RU et-ra-SHEI al-FEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive imperfect wayya‘anû {וַיַּעֲנוּ֙ | wā-ya-‘ănû} ‘and they answered’ immediately followed by wayyedabberu {וַיְדַבְּרוּ | wā-yə-dab-bə-rû} ‘and they spoke’, forming a coordinated response.
Root and etymology
ד־ב־ר
“to speak, declare”
In context — Joshua 22:21
Then the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, answered and spoke to the clan heads of Israel.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 22:21, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ (vayedaberu) 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.22.21.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.21.W7.S1) and character.