Proverbs 16:24:1Prov.16.24.W1TAB
צוּף־דְּ֭בַשׁ
tsufdevash
“honeycomb dripping honey”
- Transliteration
- TSUF-de-VASH
- Extended
- TSOOF-deh-VAHSH
- IPA
- /tsuːf.dəˈvaʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- honeycomb dripping honey
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TSUF-de-VASH
- clause
TSUF-de-VASH im-REI-NO-am
- sentence
TSUF-de-VASH im-REI-NO-am ma-TOK la-NE-fesh u-mar-PE la-A-tsem
Exegesis
The verse begins with the noun tzuf-dvash {צוּף־דְּבַשׁ | tsûp-dă-vaš} ‘honeycomb’, which forms a construct with imrei-noam {אִמְרֵי־נֹעַם | ʾimrê-nôʿam} ‘words of pleasantness’, linking physical sweetness with speech.
Root and etymology
“drip, flow”
In context — Proverbs 16:24
Words of pleasantness are like a honeycomb—sweet to the soul and healing to the bones .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 16:24, so the Hebrew word צוּף־דְּ֭בַשׁ (tsufdevash) 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.16.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.24.W1.S1) and character.