Proverbs 11:3:5Prov.11.3.W5TAB
בּוֹגְדִ֣ים
bogdedim
“treacherous ones”
- Transliteration
- bo-gde-DIM
- Extended
- boh-gdeh-DEEM
- IPA
- /voːɣəˈdiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- treacherous ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bo-gde-DIM
- phraseyour reading level
bo-gde-DIM ve-SHA-dem ye-SHAD-DEM
- clause
ve-SE-lef bo-gde-DIM ve-SHA-dem ye-SHAD-DEM
- sentence
tu-MAT ye-sha-RIM tan-KHEM ve-SE-lef bo-gde-DIM ve-SHA-dem ye-SHAD-DEM
Exegesis
The adversative linkage introduces the second clause with perverseness {סֶלֶף | séleṯ} ‘perverseness’ and traitors {בּוֹגְדִ֣ים | bôg-ḏîm} ‘traitors’, leading to the piel imperfect verb veshaddem {וְשָׁדֵּֽם | wə-šaddêm} ‘will destroy’. The chiastic parallelism, matching pronominal suffixes, and the English genitive rendering of the construct emphasize the moral contrast and decisive outcomes.
Root and etymology
b-g-db-g-d
“to act treacherously, betray”
In context — Proverbs 11:3
The integrity of the upright will guide them, but the perverseness of traitors will destroy them.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 11:3, so the Hebrew word בּוֹגְדִ֣ים (bogdedim) 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.11.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.3.W5.S1) and character.