Leviticus 22:2:1Lev.22.2.W1TAB
דַּבֵּ֨ר
daber
“speak”
- Transliteration
- da-BER
- Extended
- dah-BEHR
- IPA
- /dabˈbeːr/
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
- phraseyour reading level
da-BER el-a-ha-RON
- clause
da-BER el-a-ha-RON ve-el-ba-NAV ve-yin-naz-RU mi-kad-SHEI be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ve-LO ye-khal-le-LU et-SHEM kad-SHI
- sentence
da-BER el-a-ha-RON ve-el-ba-NAV ve-yin-naz-RU mi-kad-SHEI be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ve-LO ye-khal-le-LU et-SHEM kad-SHI a-SHER HEM mak-di-SHEEM LI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The opening imperative daber {דַּבֵּ֨ר | dabbēr} ‘speak’ directs Moses to address Aaron and his sons, establishing priestly hierarchy.
Root and etymology
“to speak, declare”
In context — Leviticus 22:2
Speak to Aaron and to his sons, and let them keep themselves apart from the holy things of the sons of Israel, so that they do not profane My holy name, which they sanctify to Me. I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 22:2, so the Hebrew word דַּבֵּ֨ר (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.22.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.2.W1.S1) and character.