Numbers 17:2:1Num.17.2.W1TABWLC Numbers 17:17
דַּבֵּ֤ר
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
- phraseyour reading level
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-KAKH me-eet-TAM
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-KAKH me-eet-TAM ma-TEH ma-TEH le-VEIT AV me-ET kol-ne-si-EI-hem le-VEIT a-vo-TAM shnei-MA-saR ma-TOT EESH et-shMO tik-TOV al-ma-TEH-hu
Exegesis
The verse opens with two coordinated imperatives introduced by daber {דַּבֵּר | dā-ber} and veqach {וְקַח | wə-qā-ḥ}, signaling speech followed by action.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet-bet-resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — Numbers 17:2
Speak to the sons of Israel and take from them a staff from each of all their leaders , according to the house of their fathers, twelve staffs in all. You shall write each man’s name on his staff .
About this coordinate
Numbers 17:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 17:2, so the Hebrew word דַּבֵּ֤ר (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.17.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.2.W1.S1) and character.