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

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-dab-BER

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-dab-BER eh-le-YAH

  3. clause

    va-TEKH-DAL le-dab-BER eh-le-YAH

  4. 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 contextRuth 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.