Proverbs 12:26:1Prov.12.26.W1TAB

יָתֵ֣ר

yater

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Transliteration
ya-TER
Extended
yaa-TEHR
IPA
/jaːˈteːr/

Meaning by language

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Result
יָ + תֵ֣ר
ya + ter
yater

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Tavt as in top
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    ya-TER

  2. clause

    ya-TER me-re-E-hu tsa-DIK

  3. sentence

    ya-TER me-re-E-hu tsa-DIK ve-DE-rekh re-sha-IM tat-E-em

Exegesis

The verse begins with the participle yater {יָתֵ֣ר | yā-ṯēr} ‘surpass’, forming a prepositive comparative clause.

Root and etymology

y-t-ryod–tav–resh

to surpass, remain

In contextProverbs 12:26

A righteous person is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 12:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 12:26, so the Hebrew word יָתֵ֣ר (yater) 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.12.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.26.W1.S1) and character.