Proverbs 15:2:4Prov.15.2.W4TAB
דָּ֑עַת
daat
“knowledge”
- Transliteration
- DA-at
- Extended
- DAA-aht
- IPA
- /ˈdaː.ʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- knowledge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
DA-at
- clause
le-SHON kha-kha-MIM te-i-TIV DA-at
- sentence
le-SHON kha-kha-MIM te-i-TIV DA-at u-FI khe-si-LIM ya-BI-a i-VE-let
Exegesis
The verb teitiv {תֵּיטִיב | têy-ṭîḇ} ‘uses’ is a Hiphil imperfect third person feminine singular denoting habitual causation related to da`at {דָּעַת | dā-ʿaṯ} ‘knowledge’.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–ayin–tav
“knowledge, awareness”
In context — Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise uses knowledge well, but the mouth of fools pours out folly .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 15:2, so the Hebrew word דָּ֑עַת (daat) 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.15.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.2.W4.S1) and character.