Proverbs 13:15:4Prov.13.15.W4TAB
בֹּגְדִ֣ים
bogedim
“traitors”
- Transliteration
- bo-ge-DIM
- Extended
- boh-geh-DEEM
- IPA
- /boːɣəˈdiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- traitors
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
bo-ge-DIM
- phraseyour reading level
bo-ge-DIM E-TAN
- clause
ve-DE-rekh bo-ge-DIM E-TAN
- sentence
SE-khel-TOV yit-TEN-KHEN ve-DE-rekh bo-ge-DIM E-TAN
Exegesis
The conjunction wə {וְ | wə} introduces an adversative clause with derekh {דֶרֶךְ | dĕ-reḵ} ‘way’ qualified by the participle bogdim {בֹּגְדִים | bôg-dîm} ‘transgressors’, and the adjective eitan {אֵיתָן | ʾêy-ṭān} ‘hard’ serves as the predicate. This antithetical parallelism, common in Hebrew wisdom literature, contrasts the positive outcome of wisdom with the difficult fate of the faithless. The English “but” conveys the adversative sense of the Hebrew vav without overbearing the cadence.
In context — Proverbs 13:15
Good understanding gives favor, but the way of transgressors is hard.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 13:15, so the Hebrew word בֹּגְדִ֣ים (bogedim) 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.13.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.15.W4.S1) and character.