Numbers 24:12:9Num.24.12.W9TAB
דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי
dibarti
“I have spoken”
- Transliteration
- di-bar-TI
- Extended
- dee-BAHR-tee
- IPA
- /dibˈbarti/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have spoken
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-bar-TI
- phraseyour reading level
di-bar-TI le-MOR
- clause
ha-LO GAM el-mal-a-KHEI-kha a-sher-sha-LAKH-ta e-LAI di-bar-TI le-MOR
- sentence
va-YO-mer bil-AM el-ba-LAK ha-LO GAM el-mal-a-KHEI-kha a-sher-sha-LAKH-ta e-LAI di-bar-TI le-MOR
Exegesis
The verb dibarti {דִּבַּרְתִּי | dîb-bār-tî} in Piel conveys forceful assertion, while the infinitive leemor {לֵאמֹר | lē-ʾē-mōr} signals the introduction of reported content. This structure highlights Balaam’s emphasis on his prior communication.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet-bet-resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — Numbers 24:12
Balaam said to Balak, “Have I not also told your messengers whom you sent to me, saying?”
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 24:12, so the Hebrew word דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי (dibarti) 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.24.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.12.W9.S1) and character.