Numbers 16:24:1Num.16.24.W1TAB
דַּבֵּר
daber
“Speak”
- Transliteration
- da-BER
- Extended
- dah-BEHR
- IPA
- /daˈbeːr/
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-ha-e-DAH le-MOR
- sentence
da-BER el-ha-e-DAH le-MOR he-a-LU mi-sa-VIV le-mish-KAN-KO-rakh da-TAN va-a-vi-RAM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the Piel imperative dabbēr {דַּבֵּר | dab·bēr} ‘Speak,’ commanding Moses as mediator to address the people.
Root and etymology
ד־ב־ר
“to speak, declare”
In context — Numbers 16:24
Speak to the congregation and say, “Withdraw from around the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 16:24, so the Hebrew word דַּבֵּר (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 Num.16.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.24.W1.S1) and character.