וַ/תְּדַבֵּ֣ר

𐤅/𐤕𐤃𐤁𐤓

vatedaber

and she spoke

a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue; answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.

H1696

Genesis 39:17 · Word #1

Lexicon H1696

Lemmaדָבַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤃𐤁𐤓
Transliterationdâbar
Strong'sH1696
In-contextand she spoke

Morphology HC/Vpw3fs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan p — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H1696-64

and she declared

Morphological NotesPiel stem, waw-consecutive imperfect (wayyiqtol), primarily 3rd feminine singular ("and she declared"); some occurrences may reflect 2nd masculine singular in context. The Piel conveys intensive or deliberate speech.
Rendering RationaleThe verb is from the Piel stem of דבר, which intensifies the action of arranging or articulating words, hence "to declare" or "to speak." The morphology (waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd feminine singular) requires the past narrative sense "and she" followed by a feminine singular verb, yielding "and she declared."

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Words from Root דבר (to arrange, to speak, to declare, to articulate words, to command)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1696-01 adaber I will declare
H1696-02 adaberah Let me speak forth
H1697-01 badavar in the word

Word Usage (1144 occurrences of H1696)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 8:15 וַ/יְדַבֵּ֥ר vayedaber And God spoke
Genesis 12:4 דִּבֶּ֤ר diber had spoken
Genesis 16:13 הַ/דֹּבֵ֣ר hadover who spoke
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