Proverbs 13:5:1Prov.13.5.W1TAB
דְּבַר־שֶׁ֭קֶר
devarsheker
“a word of falsehood”
- Transliteration
- de-VAR-SHE-ker
- Extended
- deh-VAAR-SHEH-kehr
- IPA
- /dəˈvar.ˈʃɛqɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- a word of falsehood
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
de-VAR-SHE-ker
- clause
de-VAR-SHE-ker yis-NA tsa-DIK
- sentence
de-VAR-SHE-ker yis-NA tsa-DIK ve-ra-SHA yav-e-ISH ve-yakh-PIR
Exegesis
The clause begins with the object devar-sheqer {דְּבַר־שֶׁ֭קֶר | də-var-še-qer} ‘word-of-falsehood’ in pre-verbal position, emphasizing the righteous rejection of deception.
Root and etymology
š-q-rshin–qof–resh
“to lie”
In context — Proverbs 13:5
A righteous person hates falsehood, but a wicked person acts shamefully and brings disgrace.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 13:5, so the Hebrew word דְּבַר־שֶׁ֭קֶר (devarsheker) 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.13.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.5.W1.S1) and character.