Proverbs 12:6:3Prov.12.6.W3TAB
אֱרָב־דָּ֑ם
eravdam
“ambush of blood”
- Transliteration
- e-RAV-DAM
- Extended
- eh-RAAV-DAAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈraːv.daːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- ambush of blood
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-RAV-DAM
- clause
div-RE re-sha-IM e-RAV-DAM
- sentence
div-RE re-sha-IM e-RAV-DAM u-FI ye-sha-RIM ya-tsi-LEM
Exegesis
The verb erav {אֱרָב | ʾĕ-rāḇ} ‘lie in wait’ personifies speech as an agent of ambush targeting dam {דָּם | dām} ‘blood’ as its object.
Root and etymology
d-mdalet–mem
“blood”
In context — Proverbs 12:6
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 12:6, so the Hebrew word אֱרָב־דָּ֑ם (eravdam) 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.12.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.6.W3.S1) and character.