Proverbs 12:23:4Prov.12.23.W4TAB
דָּ֑עַת
daat
“knowledge”
- Transliteration
- DA-at
- Extended
- DAA-aht
- IPA
- /daːˈʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- knowledge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
DA-at
- clause
a-DAM a-RUM ko-SE DA-at
- sentence
a-DAM a-RUM ko-SE DA-at ve-LEV ke-si-LIM yik-RA i-VE-let
Exegesis
The first clause consists of adam {אָדָם | ʾā-ḏam} ‘man’ modified by arum {עָרוּם | ʿā-rûm} ‘prudent’, followed by the participial predicate koseh {כֹּסֶה | kō-sê} ‘conceals’ with da‘at {דָּעַת | dā-‘at} ‘knowledge’ as its object, conveying ongoing discretion.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–ʿayin–tav
“knowledge, perception”
In context — Proverbs 12:23
A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 12:23, so the Hebrew word דָּ֑עַת (daat) 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.12.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.23.W4.S1) and character.