Proverbs 12:9:3Prov.12.9.W3TAB
וְעֶ֣בֶד
veeved
“and a servant”
- Transliteration
- ve-E-ved
- Extended
- veh-EH-veh d
- IPA
- /wəˈʕɛ.vɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a servant
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-E-ved
- clause
TOV nik-le ve-E-ved LO
- sentence
TOV nik-le ve-E-ved LO mim-te-kab-BED va-kha-SAR-la-khem
Exegesis
The participle nikleh {נִקְלֶה | niqqəlêh} ‘one who is despised’ functions as a nominal subject, linked by the conjunction wə {וְ | wə} to ʿeḇeḏ lô {עֶבֶד ל֑וֹ | ʿeḇeḏ lô} ‘a servant to him’, illustrating retained provision despite low status.
Root and etymology
ע־ב־ד
“to work, serve”
In context — Proverbs 12:9
Better is one who is despised and has a servant than one who honors himself and lacks bread .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 12:9, so the Hebrew word וְעֶ֣בֶד (veeved) 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.12.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.9.W3.S1) and character.