Proverbs 17:12:2Prov.17.12.W2TAB
דֹּ֣ב
dov
“a bear”
- Transliteration
- DOV
- Extended
- DOHV
- IPA
- /ˈdoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- a bear
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
DOV
- clause
pa-GOSH DOV sha-KUL be-ISH
- sentence
pa-GOSH DOV sha-KUL be-ISH ve-AL-ke-SIL be-i-val-TO
Exegesis
It is followed by dov {דֹּ֣ב | dōḇ} ‘bear’ with the participle shakul {שַׁכּ֣וּל | šākûl} ‘bereaved,’ painting a stark image of animal ferocity.
Root and etymology
d-v-vdalet–bet–bet
“to be strong, fierce”
In context — Proverbs 17:12
Let a bear bereaved of her cubs meet a man, but not a fool in his folly.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 17:12, so the Hebrew word דֹּ֣ב (dov) 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.17.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.12.W2.S1) and character.