Leviticus 18:2:1Lev.18.2.W1TAB
דַּבֵּר֙
daber
“Speak”
- Transliteration
- da-BER
- Extended
- dah-BEHR
- IPA
- /da.ˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- Speak
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
da-BER
- clause
da-BER el-be-NEE yis-ra-EL veh-ah-mar-TAH ah-le-HEM
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEE yis-ra-EL veh-ah-mar-TAH ah-le-HEM ah-NEE Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperative verb dabber {דַּבֵּר֙ | da-ber} ‘speak’, directing the audience.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet-bet-resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — Leviticus 18:2
Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, “I am the LORD your God .”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 18:2, so the Hebrew word דַּבֵּר֙ (daber) 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 Lev.18.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.2.W1.S1) and character.