Proverbs 12:25:4Prov.12.25.W4TAB
וְדָבָ֖ר
vedavar
“but a word or thing”
- Transliteration
- ve-da-VAR
- Extended
- veh-daa-VAAR
- IPA
- /vədaːˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- but a word or thing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-da-VAR
- clause
ve-da-VAR TOV ye-sa-me-KHE-na
- sentence
de-a-GA be-LEV-Ish ya-she-KHE-na ve-da-VAR TOV ye-sa-me-KHE-na
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction ve {וְ} marks contrast leading to davar tov {דָּבָר טוֹב | dā-var tōv} ‘good word’, and the Piel verb yesammekhennah {יְשַׂמְּחֶנָּה | yə-sammē-ḥen-nāh} ‘makes it rejoice’ emphasizes restoration and uplift. This structure mirrors emotional descent and ascent in parallel Hiphil/Piel forms, which is rendered in English by balancing “causes it to sink” with “makes it rejoice” in natural word order.
Root and etymology
Rootd-b-r
“word, matter”
In context — Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety in the heart of a man causes it to sink, but a good word makes it rejoice.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 12:25, so the Hebrew word וְדָבָ֖ר (vedavar) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.25.W4.S1) and character.