Numbers 21:7:6Num.21.7.W6TAB
כִּֽי־דִבַּ֤רְנוּ
kidibbarnu
“for we have spoken”
- Transliteration
- ki-dib-BAR-nu
- Extended
- kee-dib-BAHR-noo
- IPA
- /kiː.dibˈbaːrnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for we have spoken
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-dib-BAR-nu
- phraseyour reading level
ki-dib-BAR-nu va-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ya-VO ha-AM el-MO-she va-yo-MRU kha-ta-NU ki-dib-BAR-nu va-ye-ho-VAH va-VAkh hit-pa-LEL el-ye-ho-VAH ve-ya-SER mei-a-LEI-nu et-ha-na-KHASH
- sentence
va-ya-VO ha-AM el-MO-she va-yo-MRU kha-ta-NU ki-dib-BAR-nu va-ye-ho-VAH va-VAkh hit-pa-LEL el-ye-ho-VAH ve-ya-SER mei-a-LEI-nu et-ha-na-KHASH va-yit-pa-LEL MO-she be-AD ha-AM
Exegesis
The conjunction kî {כִּי | kî} ‘because’ connects to dibbārnû {דִּבַּרְנוּ | dibbārnû} ‘we have spoken’, intensified by the Piel, followed by the parallel objects bə-YHWH {בַיהוָה | bə-YHWH} ‘against the LORD’ and wāvāḵ {וָבָךְ | wāvāḵ} ‘and against you’.
In context — Numbers 21:7
And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned because we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD that He may remove the serpent from upon us.” And Moses prayed on behalf of the people.
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 21:7, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־דִבַּ֤רְנוּ (kidibbarnu) 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.21.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.7.W6.S1) and character.