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

Result
לְ + דַ + בֵּ֖ר
le + da + ber
ledaber

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Daletd as in door
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-da-BER

  2. clause

    u-ma-DU-a LO ye-re-TEM le-da-BER be-av-DI be-mo-SHEH

  3. 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 contextNumbers 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.