Proverbs 15:11:3Prov.15.11.W3TAB
נֶ֣גֶד
neged
“before”
- Transliteration
- NE-ged
- Extended
- NEH-geh d
- IPA
- /ˈnɛ.ɣɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
NE-ged
- clause
she-OL va-a-vad-DON NE-ged Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
she-OL va-a-vad-DON NE-ged Ye-ho-VAH AF ki-lib-BOT be-NE-a-DAM
Exegesis
The preposition neged {נֶ֣גֶד | ne-ged} ‘before’ establishes spatial proximity to YHWH {יְהוָ֑ה | yə-hō-wāh} ‘the LORD’.
In context — Proverbs 15:11
Sheol and Abaddon are before the LORD ; how much more the hearts of the children of men.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 15:11, so the Hebrew word נֶ֣גֶד (neged) 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.15.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.11.W3.S1) and character.