Proverbs 11:19:3Prov.11.19.W3TAB
וּמְרַדֵּ֖ף
umeradef
“and one pursuing”
- Transliteration
- u-me-ra-DEF
- Extended
- oo-meh-rah-DEEF
- IPA
- /uːməradˈdeːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- and one pursuing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-me-ra-DEF
- clause
u-me-ra-DEF ra-A le-mo-TO
- sentence
KEN-tse-da-KA le-kha-YIM u-me-ra-DEF ra-A le-mo-TO
Exegesis
The coordinated second clause employs vav plus the Piel participle meraddef {וּמְרַדֵּף | ū-mə-raḏ-dēp} ‘pursuing’ to function as a relative clause describing one who pursues raʿah {רָעָה | rā‘â(h)} ‘evil’.
In context — Proverbs 11:19
So righteousness leads to life, but whoever pursues evil goes to his death .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 11:19, so the Hebrew word וּמְרַדֵּ֖ף (umeradef) 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.11.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.19.W3.S1) and character.