Proverbs 12:26:1Prov.12.26.W1TAB
יָתֵ֣ר
yater
“more”
- Transliteration
- ya-TER
- Extended
- yaa-TEHR
- IPA
- /jaːˈteːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- more
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-TER
- clause
ya-TER me-re-E-hu tsa-DIK
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.