Proverbs 10:14:2Prov.10.14.W2TAB
יִצְפְּנוּ־דָ֑עַת
yitspenudaat
“they store up knowledge”
- Transliteration
- yits-pe-NU-DA-at
- Extended
- yihts-peh-NOO-daa-AHT
- IPA
- /jits.pəˈnuː.daˈʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- they store up knowledge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yits-pe-NU-DA-at
- clause
kha-kha-MIM yits-pe-NU-DA-at
- sentence
kha-kha-MIM yits-pe-NU-DA-at u-FI-e-VIL me-KHIT-TA ke-RO-VA
Exegesis
It then follows with the verb-object clause yiṣpənū-ðāʿaṯ {יִצְפְּנוּ־דָ֑עַת | yiṣ-pə-nū-ðā-ʿaṯ} ‘they store up knowledge’, establishing an active accumulation of wisdom.
Root and etymology
d-ʿ-tdalet–ayin–tav
“knowledge, to know”
In context — Proverbs 10:14
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 10:14, so the Hebrew word יִצְפְּנוּ־דָ֑עַת (yitspenudaat) 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.10.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.14.W2.S1) and character.