וְ/דִבַּרְתָּ֨
𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤕
dâbar
and you shall speak
To speak, communicate, or express something verbally; to relate, report, or declare. The verb דָּבַר (dābar) primarily indicates the act of speaking or communicating, emphasizing the content and purpose of what is said, often in formal, deliberate, or consequential contexts. It can also, in less common usages, bear the sense of 'to lead,' 'to arrange,' or 'to deal with' and, very rarely, 'to destroy' or 'to subdue,' likely as an extended or specialized sense.
1 Chronicles 21:10 · Word #2
Lexicon H1696
| Lemma | דָבַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤁𐤓 |
| Transliteration | dâbar |
| Strong's | H1696 |
| Definition | To speak, communicate, or express something verbally; to relate, report, or declare. The verb דָּבַר (dābar) primarily indicates the act of speaking or communicating, emphasizing the content and purpose of what is said, often in formal, deliberate, or consequential contexts. It can also, in less common usages, bear the sense of 'to lead,' 'to arrange,' or 'to deal with' and, very rarely, 'to destroy' or 'to subdue,' likely as an extended or specialized sense. |
Morphology HC/Vpq2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and you shall speak |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1696-73
and you declared
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem, sequential perfect (vav-consecutive), 2nd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem of דבר commonly conveys deliberate, formal, or emphatic speech. The sequential perfect 2nd masculine singular with prefixed ו marks a completed or consecutive action, rendered here as "and you declared," preserving both intensity and person/gender. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and you shall speak
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Adjusted from 'and you declared' to 'and you shall speak' to reflect the directive future aspect in context; fits the direct command given. |