וַ/תְּדַבֵּ֥ר
𐤅/𐤕𐤃𐤁𐤓
dâbar
and told
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.
Judges 16:10 · Word #8
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/Vpw2ms
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 | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and told |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1696-64
and she spoke
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive/active), sequential imperfect (waw-consecutive), 3rd person feminine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root דבר in Piel denotes deliberate, articulate speech or formal communication. The sequential imperfect 3rd feminine singular with prefixed conjunction is faithfully rendered as a past narrative action: "and she spoke." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and you spoke
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'and she spoke' is not contextually accurate, as Delilah is accusing Samson of speaking; the correct subject is 'you'. Changed to 'and you spoke' to match the context and Hebrew verb form. |