Proverbs 16:20:2Prov.16.20.W2TAB
עַל־דָּ֭בָר
aldavar
“concerning a matter or word”
- Transliteration
- al-da-VAR
- Extended
- ahl-daa-VAAR
- IPA
- /ʕal.daˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- concerning a matter or word
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-da-VAR
- clause
mas-KIL al-da-VAR yim-TSA-TOB
- sentence
mas-KIL al-da-VAR yim-TSA-TOB u-vo-TE-akh ba-ye-ho-VAH ash-RAI-v
Exegesis
The participle maskil {מַשְׂכִּ֣יל | maš-kîl} ‘one who acts prudently’ initiates the protasis, followed by the prepositional phrase al-davar {עַל־דָּבָר | ʿal-də-vār} ‘concerning a matter,’ setting a practical context.
In context — Proverbs 16:20
The one who acts prudently concerning a matter will find good, and whoever trusts in the LORD —blessed is he .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 16:20, so the Hebrew word עַל־דָּ֭בָר (aldavar) 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.16.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.20.W2.S1) and character.