Numbers 22:8:10Num.22.8.W10TAB
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
yedaber
“he will speak”
- Transliteration
- ye-da-BER
- Extended
- yeh-dah-BEHR
- IPA
- /jədabˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will speak
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-da-BER
- phraseyour reading level
ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yo-MER a-lei-HEM li-NU PO ha-LAI-la va-ha-shi-VO-ti et-KHEM da-VAR ka-a-SHER ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI
- sentence
va-yo-MER a-lei-HEM li-NU PO ha-LAI-la va-ha-shi-VO-ti et-KHEM da-VAR ka-a-SHER ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI va-ye-SHE-vu sa-REI-MO-av im-BIL-am
Exegesis
The hiphil perfect vahashivoti {וַהֲשִׁבֹתִי | va-ha-šî-bhō-tî} expresses the causative promise of returning a report, which is linked to the following relative clause kaasher yedabber YHWH elai {כַּאֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֵלָי | ka-ʾă-šer yă-da-bêr Yə-hō-wāh ʾê-lāy} centering the LORD as the prophetic source.
The Piel imperfect yedabber {יְדַבֵּר | yă-da-bêr} conveys anticipated ongoing speech.
Root and etymology
ד־ב־ר
“word, matter”
In context — Numbers 22:8
And he said to them, “Spend the night here, and I will return a word to you as the LORD will speak to me.” Then the princes of Moab remained with Balaam.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 22:8, so the Hebrew word יְדַבֵּ֥ר (yedaber) 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.22.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.8.W10.S1) and character.