Numbers 16:36:1Num.16.36.W1TABWLC Numbers 17:1
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר
vayedaber
“Then spoke”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-da-BER
- Extended
- vah-yeh-da-BEHR
- IPA
- /vajdaˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- Then spoke
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
va-ye-da-BER
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh le-MOR
Exegesis
The verb vayedabber {וַיְדַבֵּר | way-yĕ-dā-bēr} 'and he spoke' introduces direct divine communication.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet-bet-resh
“to speak”
In context — Numbers 16:36
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:36:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 16:36, so the Hebrew word וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedaber) 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.16.36.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.36.W1.S1) and character.