Ruth 1:18:7Ruth.1.18.W7PAT
לְדַבֵּ֥ר
ledabber
“to speak”
- Transliteration
- le-dab-BER
- Extended
- leh-dahb-BEHR
- IPA
- /ləðabˈbeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to speak
- French
- de parler
- Spanish
- de hablar
- Portuguese
- de falar
- German
- zu sprechen
- Russian
- говорить
- Arabic-Simplified
- تتكلم
- Hindi
- बोलने
- Chinese-Simplified
- 说话
- Korean
- 말하다
- Indonesian
- berbicara
- Bengali
- কথা বলতে
- Tagalog
- magsalita
- Swahili
- kusema
- Amharic
- ለመናገር
- Yoruba
- láti sọ̀rọ̀
- Igbo
- ikwu okwu
- Twi
- kasa
- Ewe
- nu
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
לְ + דַב + בֵּ֥ר
↓
le + dab + ber
↓
ledabber
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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)
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
le-dab-BER
- phraseyour reading level
le-dab-BER eh-le-YAH
- clause
va-TEKH-DAL le-dab-BER eh-le-YAH
- sentence
va-TE-re kee-mih-teh-AM-meh-tset HI la-LE-khet it-TAH va-TEKH-DAL le-dab-BER eh-le-YAH
In context — Ruth 1:18
and saw determined she to go with her and ceased to speak to her
About this coordinate
Ruth 1:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ruth 1:18, so the Hebrew word לְדַבֵּ֥ר (ledabber) 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 Ruth.1.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.1.18.W7.S1) and character.