Proverbs 13:10:1Prov.13.10.W1TAB
רַק־בְּ֭זָדוֹן
rakbezadon
“only in insolence or arrogance”
- Transliteration
- rak-be-za-DON
- Extended
- rahk-beh-zaa-DON
- IPA
- /raq.bəzaːˈdoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- only in insolence or arrogance
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
rak-be-za-DON
- clause
rak-be-za-DON yit-TEN mat-TSA
- sentence
rak-be-za-DON yit-TEN mat-TSA ve-ET-no-a-TSIM khokh-MA
Exegesis
The adverb rak {רַק | raq} restricts the action to arrogance alone.
The prepositional phrase be-zadon {בְּזָדוֹן | bə-zā-dōn} identifies pride as the causal agent.
Root and etymology
z-d-nz-d-n
“insolence, pride”
In context — Proverbs 13:10
Only by arrogance is strife given, but with those who take counsel is wisdom.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 13:10, so the Hebrew word רַק־בְּ֭זָדוֹן (rakbezadon) 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.13.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.10.W1.S1) and character.