Genesis 18:27:6Gen.18.27.W6PAT

לְדַבֵּ֣ר

ledaber

to speak

Transliteration
le-da-BER
Extended
leh-dah-BEHR
IPA
/lə.dab.ˈbeːr/

Meaning by language

English
to speak
French
parler
Spanish
hablar
Portuguese
falar
German
zu reden
Russian
говорить
Arabic-Simplified
لِلتَّكَلُّمِ
Hindi
बोलने
Chinese-Simplified
说话
Korean
말하려고
Indonesian
berbicara
Bengali
বলতে
Tagalog
magsalita
Swahili
kusema
Amharic
ለመናገር
Yoruba
lati so
Igbo
ikwu okwu
Twi
kasa
Ewe
be maƒo nu

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Result
לְ + דַ + בֵּ֣ר
le + da + ber
ledaber

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Daletd as in door
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-da-BER

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-da-BER el-a-do-NAI

  3. clause

    hi-ne-NA ho-AL-ti le-da-BER el-a-do-NAI ve-a-no-KHI a-FAR va-E-fer

  4. sentence

    va-YA-an av-ra-HAM va-yo-MAR hi-ne-NA ho-AL-ti le-da-BER el-a-do-NAI ve-a-no-KHI a-FAR va-E-fer

In contextGenesis 18:27

Abraham answered said look please I have ventured to speak to the Lord and I am dust and ashes

About this coordinate

Genesis 18:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 18:27, so the Hebrew word לְדַבֵּ֣ר (ledaber) 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 Gen.18.27.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.27.W6.S1) and character.