Proverbs 12:25:1Prov.12.25.W1TAB

דְּאָגָ֣ה

deaga

anxiety or worry

Transliteration
de-a-GA
Extended
deh-ah-GAA
IPA
/d(ː)ə.ʔaːˈɡaː/

Meaning by language

English
anxiety or worry

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
דְּ + אָ + גָ֣ה
de + a + ga
deaga

Alphabet Analysis

Daletd as in door
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Gimelg as in good
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    de-a-GA

  2. clause

    de-a-GA be-LEV-Ish ya-she-KHE-na

  3. sentence

    de-a-GA be-LEV-Ish ya-she-KHE-na ve-da-VAR TOV ye-sa-me-KHE-na

Exegesis

The verse begins with de'agah {דְּאָגָה | dāʾāgāh} ‘anxiety’ in construct with belev {בְּלֶב־ | bə-lev} ‘in heart’ and ish {אִישׁ | īš} ‘man’, placing emotional strain at the core of the person.

Root and etymology

Rootd-ʾ-g

to be anxious, to worry

In contextProverbs 12:25

Anxiety in the heart of a man causes it to sink, but a good word makes it rejoice.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 12:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 12:25, so the Hebrew word דְּאָגָ֣ה (deaga) 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.12.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.25.W1.S1) and character.