Proverbs 14:6:4Prov.14.6.W4TAB
וְדַ֖עַת
vedaat
“and knowledge”
- Transliteration
- ve-DA-at
- Extended
- veh-DAH-aht
- IPA
- /vəˈdaʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- and knowledge
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ve-DA-at
- clause
ve-DA-at le-na-VON na-KAL
- sentence
bik-KESH-LETS khokh-MA va-A-yin ve-DA-at le-na-VON na-KAL
Exegesis
In the second parallel, ve-daat {וְדַ֖עַת | wə-ḏa-ʿat} ‘and knowledge’ functions as the subject of a nominal clause, le-navon {לְנָב֣וֹן | lə-nā-vōn} ‘to the discerning’ serves as an indirect object, and the predicate verb naqal {נָקָֽל | nā-qāl} ‘is easy’ closes the couplet. The chiastic arrangement and fronting of bikesh highlight the contrast between fruitless pursuit and effortless acquisition.
Root and etymology
y-d-ʿyod–dalet–ayin
“to know, perceive”
In context — Proverbs 14:6
A scoffer searches for wisdom and does not find it, but to the discerning knowledge is easy .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 14:6, so the Hebrew word וְדַ֖עַת (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.14.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.6.W4.S1) and character.