Proverbs 15:14:3Prov.15.14.W3TAB
יְבַקֶּשׁ־דָּ֑עַת
yevakkeshdaat
“seeks knowledge”
- Transliteration
- ye-vak-KESH-DA-at
- Extended
- yeh-vahk-KESH-DAA-aht
- IPA
- /jəvakːeʃ.daːˈʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- seeks knowledge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-vak-KESH-DA-at
- clause
LEV na-VON ye-vak-KESH-DA-at
- sentence
LEV na-VON ye-vak-KESH-DA-at u-fe-NE u-FI khe-si-LIM yir-E i-VE-let
Exegesis
It proceeds with the verb yevakkesh-daʿat {יְבַקֶשׁ־דָּעַת | yə-vaqqēš–dāʿaṯ} ‘seeks knowledge,’ highlighting a habitual pursuit of daʿat {דָּעַת | dāʿaṯ} ‘knowledge.’
Root and etymology
y-d-ʿyod–dalet–ayin
“know”
In context — Proverbs 15:14
The heart of one with understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 15:14, so the Hebrew word יְבַקֶּשׁ־דָּ֑עַת (yevakkeshdaat) 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.15.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.14.W3.S1) and character.