Proverbs 12:17:3Prov.12.17.W3TAB
יַגִּ֣יד
yagid
“he declares or tells”
- Transliteration
- ya-GID
- Extended
- yah-GEED
- IPA
- /jagˈgiːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- he declares or tells
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-GID
- clause
ya-FI-akh e-mu-NA ya-GID TSE-dek
- sentence
ya-FI-akh e-mu-NA ya-GID TSE-dek ve-ED she-ka-RIM mir-MA
Exegesis
This is succeeded by the imperfect yagid {יַגִּ֣יד | yā-ggīḏ} ‘he declares’, which pairs with tsedeq {צֶ֑דֶק | ṣē-ḏēq} ‘righteousness’ as its object.
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“hand, power”
In context — Proverbs 12:17
He who breathes out faithfulness declares righteousness , but a false witness brings deceit.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 12:17, so the Hebrew word יַגִּ֣יד (yagid) 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.12.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.17.W3.S1) and character.