Numbers 20:7:1Num.20.7.W1TAB
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר
vayedaber
“and spoke”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-dab-ER
- Extended
- vah-yeh-dab-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-dab-ER
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-dab-ER Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-dab-ER Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh le-MOR
Exegesis
The narrative begins with vayedabber {וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר | wayyĕḏabber} ‘and he spoke’, employing the vav-consecutive Piel imperfect to frame the action within the ongoing historical account.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet-bet-resh
“to speak”
In context — Numbers 20:7
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying ,
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 20:7, 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.20.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.7.W1.S1) and character.