Proverbs 14:15:3Prov.14.15.W3TAB
לְכָל־דָּבָ֑ר
lekholdavar
“to every word or matter”
- Transliteration
- le-KHOL-da-VAR
- Extended
- leh-KHOHL-daa-VAAR
- IPA
- /ləχɔl.daːˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to every word or matter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHOL-da-VAR
- clause
PE-ti ya-a-MIN le-KHOL-da-VAR
- sentence
PE-ti ya-a-MIN le-KHOL-da-VAR ve-a-RUM ya-VIN la-a-shu-RO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase le-khol dāvar {לְכָל־דָּבָר | lə-khôl dā-vâr} ‘to every word’ opposes le-ʾa-shū-rô {לַאֲשֻׁרוֹ | la-ʾă-shū-rô} ‘to his step’, marking the shift from uncritical acceptance to examined conduct.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word or matter”
In context — Proverbs 14:15
The simple person trusts every word, but the prudent person discerns his steps .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 14:15, so the Hebrew word לְכָל־דָּבָ֑ר (lekholdavar) 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.14.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.15.W3.S1) and character.