Judges 19:30:18Judg.19.30.W18TAB
וְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃
vedabberu
“and speak”
- Transliteration
- ve-dab-BE-ru
- Extended
- veh-dahb-BEE-roo
- IPA
- /vədabːeːˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and speak
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-dab-BE-ru
- phraseyour reading level
u-TSU ve-dab-BE-ru
- clause
si-MU-la-KHEM a-le-HA u-TSU ve-dab-BE-ru
- sentence
ve-ha-YA khol-ha-ro-E ve-a-MAR lo-ni-he-ye-TA ve-lo-nir-a-TA ka-ZOT le-mi-YOM a-loT be-NE-yi-sra-EL me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM AD ha-YOM ha-ZE si-MU-la-KHEM a-le-HA u-TSU ve-dab-BE-ru
Exegesis
Finally, the imperatives sequence simu-lakhem {שִׂימוּ־לָכֶם | sî-mû-lā-ḵem}, utzu {עֻצוּ | ’û-ṣû}, and ve-dabberu {וְדַבֵּרוּ | wə-ḏab-bē-rû} outline reflection, counsel, and speech.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — Judges 19:30
And it came to pass that everyone who saw it said, “Nothing like this has ever happened or been seen since the day the sons of Israel went up from the land of Egypt until this day. Give careful counsel , and speak out.”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:30:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Judges 19:30, so the Hebrew word וְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ (vedabberu) 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.19.30.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.30.W18.S1) and character.