תְּדַבֵּ֣ר

𐤕𐤃𐤁𐤓

tedaber

you shall speak

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

Leviticus 9:3 · Word #4

Lexicon H1696

Lemmaדָבַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤃𐤁𐤓
Transliterationdâbar
Strong'sH1696
In-contextyou shall speak

Morphology HVpi2ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan p — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H1696-50

you (masculine singular) shall declare

Morphological NotesVerb, Piel stem, imperfect (yiqtol), 2nd person masculine singular (HVpi2ms). The Piel stem gives an intensive or factitive nuance to the act of speaking.
Rendering RationaleThe root דבר carries the sense of arranging or setting forth words, hence speaking or declaring. In the Piel stem it often conveys intensive or purposeful speech (to declare, proclaim, command). The form is 2nd person masculine singular imperfect, reflected in "you (masculine singular) shall declare."

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Words from Root דבר (arranging, ordering, speaking, declaring, communicating)

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