Proverbs 17:27:3Prov.17.27.W3TAB
יוֹדֵ֣עַ
yodea
“knows”
- Transliteration
- yo-DE-a
- Extended
- yoh-DEH-a
- IPA
- /joːˈðeː.aʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- knows
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yo-DE-a
- clause
kho-SEKH a-ma-RAV yo-DE-a da-AT
- sentence
kho-SEKH a-ma-RAV yo-DE-a da-AT ve-kar-ye-KAR-RU-akh ISH te-vu-NA
Exegesis
That is intensified by the cognate phrase yodea daat {יוֹדֵ֣עַ דָּ֑עַת | yō-ḏē-ʿa dā-ʿaṯ} ‘knowing knowledge’, which reinforces the link between self-control and insight.
Root and etymology
י־ד־ע
“to know, perceive”
In context — Proverbs 17:27
He who restrains his words has knowledge, and a man of understanding has a calm spirit .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 17:27, so the Hebrew word יוֹדֵ֣עַ (yodea) 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.17.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.27.W3.S1) and character.