וְ/דִבְּר֣וּ
𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤅
dâbar
and 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.
Deuteronomy 20:5 · Word #1
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/Vpq3cp
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 | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and shall speak |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1696-79
and they spoke
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem, sequential perfect (vav-consecutive), 3rd person common plural with prefixed conjunction וְ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem of דבר is the standard intensive/active form meaning "to speak" or "to communicate." The sequential perfect 3rd person common plural with prefixed conjunction is faithfully rendered as "and they spoke," preserving both plurality and verbal force. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and shall speak
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'and they spoke' is grammatically past tense, but form here is imperfect with vav consecutive, indicating future/command (and shall speak). Adjusted for tense and context. |