Proverbs 12:4:2Prov.12.4.W2TAB
עֲטֶ֣רֶת
ateret
“a crown of”
- Transliteration
- a-TE-ret
- Extended
- ah-TEH-reht
- IPA
- /ʕăˈtɛ.rɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- a crown of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-TE-ret
- clause
E-shet-KHA-yil a-TE-ret ba-a-LAH
- sentence
E-shet-KHA-yil a-TE-ret ba-a-LAH u-khe-ra-KAV be-ats-mo-TAI-v me-vi-SHA
Exegesis
The predicate ataret baʿalah {עֲטֶרֶת בַּעְלָהּ | ʿă-ṭe-ret ba-ʿa-lāh} ‘is a crown to her husband’ uses ataret as a metaphorical title of honor with baʿalah as the beneficiary in construct.
Root and etymology
ʿ-t-rayin–tet–resh
“to encircle, crown”
In context — Proverbs 12:4
A woman of strength is a crown to her husband, but one who brings shame is like decay in his bones.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 12:4, so the Hebrew word עֲטֶ֣רֶת (ateret) 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.12.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.4.W2.S1) and character.