Proverbs 13:16:3Prov.13.16.W3TAB
בְדָ֑עַת
vedaat
“with knowledge”
- Transliteration
- ve-DA-at
- Extended
- veh-DAA-aht
- IPA
- /vəˈdaː.ʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- with knowledge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-DA-at
- clause
KAL-a-RUM ya-a-SE ve-DA-at
- sentence
KAL-a-RUM ya-a-SE ve-DA-at u-khe-SIL yif-rosh i-ve-LET
Exegesis
The adverbial prepositional phrase bedaat {בְּדָעַת | bə·dā·ʿát} ‘with knowledge’ specifies manner, while the conjunction ukesil {וּכְסִיל | ū·kə·sîl} ‘but a fool’ introduces the contrasting subject.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–ayin–tav
“to know”
In context — Proverbs 13:16
Every prudent person acts with knowledge , but a fool lays open folly .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 13:16, so the Hebrew word בְדָ֑עַת (vedaat) 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.13.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.16.W3.S1) and character.