Exodus 6:2:1Exod.6.2.W1PAT
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר
vayedaber
“and spoke”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-da-BER
- Extended
- vah-yeh-dah-BEHR
- IPA
- /waj.ðaˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and spoke
- French
- et parla
- Spanish
- y habló
- Portuguese
- e falou
- German
- und redete
- Russian
- и говорил
- Arabic-Simplified
- وَتَكَلَّمَ
- Hindi
- और बोला
- Chinese-Simplified
- 并说话
- Korean
- 그리고 말씀하셨다
- Indonesian
- dan berfirman
- Bengali
- আর কথা বললেন
- Tagalog
- at nagsalita
- Swahili
- akanena
- Amharic
- እና ተናገረ
- Yoruba
- sì sọ̀rọ̀
- Igbo
- wee kwuo
- Twi
- na ɔkasae
- Ewe
- eye gblɔ
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
וַ + יְ + דַ + בֵּ֥ר
↓
va + ye + da + ber
↓
vayedaber
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 | |
| 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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-da-BER
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-da-BER e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-ye-da-BER e-lo-HIM el-mo-SHE
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER e-lo-HIM el-mo-SHE va-yo-MER e-LAV a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
In context — Exodus 6:2
and spoke God to Moses and said to him I LORD
About this coordinate
Exodus 6:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 6:2, so the Hebrew word וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedaber) 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 Exod.6.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.6.2.W1.S1) and character.