Judges 14:7:2Judg.14.7.W2TAB
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר
vayedaber
“and he spoke”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-da-BER
- Extended
- vah-yeh-dah-BEER
- IPA
- /vaj.jə.dabˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-da-BER
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-da-BER la-i-SHA
- clause
va-YE-red va-ye-da-BER la-i-SHA
- sentence
va-YE-red va-ye-da-BER la-i-SHA va-ti-SHAR be-e-NE shim-sHON
Exegesis
The verse unfolds through a series of vav-consecutive clauses, starting with vayered {וַיֵּ֖רֶד | va-yê-reḏ} ‘and he went down’ which sets the scene, followed by vayedabber {וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר | va-ye-dab-bêr} ‘and he spoke’ introducing his address to laishah {לָאִשָּׁ֑ה | lā-’î-šāh}, and concluding with vattishar {וַתִּישַׁ֖ר | va-ti-šar} ‘and she was upright,’ indicating her resulting condition.
Root and etymology
ד–ב–ר
“to speak”
In context — Judges 14:7
So he went down and spoke to the woman, and she was pleasing in the eyes of Samson.
About this coordinate
Judges 14:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 14:7, so the Hebrew word וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (vayedaber) 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 Judg.14.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.14.7.W2.S1) and character.