Proverbs 17:27:4Prov.17.27.W4TAB
דָּ֑עַת
daat
“knowledge”
- Transliteration
- da-AT
- Extended
- daa-AT
- IPA
- /daːˈʕaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- knowledge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
da-AT
- 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.
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 17:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 17:27, so the Hebrew word דָּ֑עַת (daat) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.27.W4.S1) and character.