Judges 21:13:3Judg.21.13.W3TAB
וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙
vayedabreu
“and they spoke”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-dab-REU
- Extended
- vah-yeh-dab-ROO
- IPA
- /vaj.dəvabˈruː/
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 | 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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-dab-REU
- clause
va-yish-le-KHU kol-ha-e-DA va-ye-dab-REU el-be-NEI bin-ya-MIN a-SHEr be-SE-la rim-MON
- sentence
va-yish-le-KHU kol-ha-e-DA va-ye-dab-REU el-be-NEI bin-ya-MIN a-SHEr be-SE-la rim-MON va-yik-re-U la-HEM sha-LOM
Exegesis
It is followed by a vav-consecutive Piel imperfect verb vayyedabberû {וַיְדַבְּרוּ | vayyedabberû} ‘and they spoke’, demonstrating a two-step approach to reconciliation.
Root and etymology
d-b-rDalet, Bet, Resh
“word, matter”
In context — Judges 21:13
Then the entire assembly sent messengers and spoke to the sons of Benjamin, who were at the rock of Rimmon, and they called to them, “Peace .”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 21:13, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙ (vayedabreu) 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.21.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.13.W3.S1) and character.