Numbers 18:8:1Num.18.8.W1TAB
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר
vayedaber
“and spoke”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-da-BER
- Extended
- vah-yeh-da-BEHR
- IPA
- /vaj.daˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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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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-a-ha-RON va-a-NI hi-NEH na-ta-TI le-KHA et-mish-ME-ret te-ru-mo-TAI
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-a-ha-RON va-a-NI hi-NEH na-ta-TI le-KHA et-mish-ME-ret te-ru-mo-TAI le-KHOL-kad-SHEI bnei-yis-ra-EL le-KHA ne-ta-TIM le-mash-KHA ul-va-NE-kha le-KHAK-o-LAM
Exegesis
The narrative opens with vayedabber {וַיְדַבֵּר | vā-ye-ḏe-bēr}, employing the vav-consecutive Piel imperfect to introduce divine speech.
Root and etymology
RootDalet-Bet-Resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — Numbers 18:8
And the LORD spoke to Aaron, “And I—behold—I have given to you the responsibility over My offerings, for all the holy things of the sons of Israel; to you I have given them as your portion and to your sons as an everlasting statute.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 18:8, so the Hebrew word וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (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.18.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.8.W1.S1) and character.