Numbers 12:8:13Num.12.8.W13TAB
לְדַבֵּ֖ר
ledaber
“to speak”
- Transliteration
- le-da-BER
- Extended
- leh-dah-BEHR
- IPA
- /lədabˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to speak
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-da-BER
- clause
u-ma-DU-a LO ye-re-TEM le-da-BER be-av-DI be-mo-SHEH
- sentence
PEH el-PEH a-da-BER-BO u-mar-EH ve-LO be-khi-DOT ut-mu-NAT Ye-ho-VAH ya-BIT u-ma-DU-a LO ye-re-TEM le-da-BER be-av-DI be-mo-SHEH
Root and etymology
Rootdalet-bet-resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — Numbers 12:8
Mouth to mouth I speak with him, plainly and not in riddles ; and the form of the LORD he beholds. So why were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?
About this coordinate
Numbers 12:8:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Numbers 12:8, so the Hebrew word לְדַבֵּ֖ר (ledaber) 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 Num.12.8.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.12.8.W13.S1) and character.