Proverbs 1:27:5Prov.1.27.W5TAB
וְֽ֭אֵידְכֶם
veedkhem
“and your calamity”
- Transliteration
- ve-ED-khem
- Extended
- veh-EED-khem
- IPA
- /vəˈʔeːd.kɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and your calamity
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ED-khem
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ED-khem ke-su-FA ye-e-TE
- clause
be-BO ke-sho-A ke-sho-A PA-khe-de-khem ve-ED-khem ke-su-FA ye-e-TE
- sentence
be-BO ke-sho-A ke-sho-A PA-khe-de-khem ve-ED-khem ke-su-FA ye-e-TE be-BO a-LE-khem tsa-RA ve-tsu-KA
Exegesis
The conjunction we-eidchem {וְֽאֵידְכֶם | wə-ʾê-ḏə-khem} ‘and your disaster’ parallels terror, creating synonymous emphasis.
Root and etymology
ʾ-y-daleph–yod–dalet
“calamity, ruin”
In context — Proverbs 1:27
When your terror comes like a storm, and your disaster comes like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble come upon you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 1:27, so the Hebrew word וְֽ֭אֵידְכֶם (veedkhem) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.1.27.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.27.W5.S1) and character.