Leviticus 23:34:1Lev.23.34.W1TAB
דַּבֵּ֛ר
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
- clause
da-BER to-the-SONS-of yis-ra-EL say-ING
- sentence
da-BER to-the-SONS-of yis-ra-EL say-ING on-FIVE TEN DAY of-the-MONTH the-SEV-enth THIS FEAST-of-the the-BOOTHS SEV-en DAYS to-the-LORD
Exegesis
The verse opens with the Piel imperative dabber {דַּבֵּר | dabbēr} ‘Speak’, setting a divine command in V-O-S order typical of Hebrew instruction.
Root and etymology
ד-ב-ר
“to speak, declare”
In context — Leviticus 23:34
Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, “On the fifteenth day of this seventh month the Festival of Booths shall be to the LORD for seven days.”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:34:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 23:34, so the Hebrew word דַּבֵּ֛ר (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.23.34.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.34.W1.S1) and character.