Numbers 22:7:12Num.22.7.W12TAB
דִּבְרֵ֥י
divrei
“the words of”
- Transliteration
- div-REI
- Extended
- dib-REI
- IPA
- /divˈrej/
Meaning by language
- English
- the words of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
div-REI
- phraseyour reading level
div-REI va-LAK
- clause
va-ya-VO-u el-bil-AM va-ye-dab-RU ei-LAV div-REI va-LAK
- sentence
va-yeil-KHU zik-NEI mo-AV ve-zik-NEI mid-YAN u-ke-sa-MIM be-ya-DAM va-ya-VO-u el-bil-AM va-ye-dab-RU ei-LAV div-REI va-LAK
Exegesis
The subsequent vav-consecutive action vayavo'u el-bilam {וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־בִּלְעָם | way-yā-bō-ʾû ʾel-bil-ʿām} ‘and they came to Balaam’ maintains narrative flow, and the Piel imperfect vayedabru elav divrei Balaq {וַיְדַבְּרוּ אֵלָיו דִּבְרֵי בָלָק | way-yeḏ-ber-rû ʾê-lā-yōw dib-rê bā-lāq} ‘and they spoke to him words of Balak’ indicates reported speech. The paratactic sequence, marked by repeated vav, creates momentum, while the construct chains and prepositional phrases delineate participants, means, direction, and content.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet-bet-resh
“speak, word”
In context — Numbers 22:7
And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian went with divination fees in their hand. Then they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak .
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 22:7, so the Hebrew word דִּבְרֵ֥י (divrei) 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.22.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.7.W12.S1) and character.