Proverbs 15:1:4Prov.15.1.W4TAB
וּדְבַר־עֶ֝֗צֶב
udevaretsev
“but a word of pain or hurt”
- Transliteration
- u-de-VAR-E-tsev
- Extended
- oo-deh-VAHR-eh-tseh v
- IPA
- /uː.dəˈvar.ˈʕɛ.tsɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- but a word of pain or hurt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-de-VAR-E-tsev
- clause
u-de-VAR-E-tsev ya-a-LE-AF
- sentence
ma-a-NE-RAKH ya-SHIV khe-MA u-de-VAR-E-tsev ya-a-LE-AF
Exegesis
The conjunction u {וּ | ū} signals an antithetical parallel clause introduced by the construct dvar-etzev {דְבַר־עֶ֝֗צֶב | də-ḇar-ʿê-ṣeb} ‘harsh word,’ followed by the verb yaʿaleh {יַעֲלֶה | yă-ʿă-lêh} ‘stirs up’ and object af {אָף | ’āph} ‘anger.’ The balanced construct chains and verb forms create a chiastic antithesis that highlights the contrasting effects of speech.
Root and etymology
ע־צ־ב
“pain, grief”
In context — Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath , but a harsh word stirs up anger.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 15:1, so the Hebrew word וּדְבַר־עֶ֝֗צֶב (udevaretsev) 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.15.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.1.W4.S1) and character.