Psalm 18:47:5Ps.18.47.W5TABWLC Psalms 18:48
וַיַּדְבֵּ֣ר
vayyadber
“and subdues”
- Transliteration
- vay-yad-BER
- Extended
- vahy-yahd-BEER
- IPA
- /vajjadˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and subdues
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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
vay-yad-BER
- clause
ha-EL han-no-TEN ne-ka-MOT LI vay-yad-BER am-MIM
- sentence
ha-EL han-no-TEN ne-ka-MOT LI vay-yad-BER am-MIM takh-TAI
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive in vayadber {וַיַּדְבֵּר | way-yaḏ-bēr} ‘and He subdues’ introduces a parallel action.
Root and etymology
ד־ב־ר
“to speak, command, subdue”
In context — Psalm 18:47
God gives me vengeance and subdues peoples under me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:47:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 18:47, so the Hebrew word וַיַּדְבֵּ֣ר (vayyadber) 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 Ps.18.47.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.47.W5.S1) and character.