Proverbs 15:9:5Prov.15.9.W5TAB
וּמְרַדֵּ֖ף
umeraddef
“but one pursuing”
- Transliteration
- u-me-rad-DEF
- Extended
- oo-meh-rad-DEEF
- IPA
- /u.mə.radˈdeːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- but one pursuing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-me-rad-DEF
- clause
u-me-rad-DEF tse-da-KA ye-e-HAV
- sentence
to-a-VAT ye-ho-VAH DE-rekh ra-SHA u-me-rad-DEF tse-da-KA ye-e-HAV
Exegesis
A contrasting clause is introduced by the conjunction vav and the Piel participle umeraddef {וּמְרַדֵּף | wə-merad-def} ‘pursuer,’ paired with tsedaqah {צְדָקָה | tse-dā-qāh} ‘righteousness.’
In context — Proverbs 15:9
The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD , but He loves the one who pursues righteousness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 15:9, so the Hebrew word וּמְרַדֵּ֖ף (umeraddef) 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.15.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.9.W5.S1) and character.