Proverbs 17:6:1Prov.17.6.W1TAB
עֲטֶ֣רֶת
ateret
“crown of”
- Transliteration
- a-TE-ret
- Extended
- ah-TEH-reht
- IPA
- /ʕăˈtɛrɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- crown of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-TE-ret
- clause
a-TE-ret ze-ke-NIM be-NEI va-NIM
- sentence
a-TE-ret ze-ke-NIM be-NEI va-NIM ve-tif-e-ER-et va-NIM a-vo-TAM
Exegesis
The subject ateret {עֲטֶרֶת | ʻă-ṭe-ret} ‘crown’ is in construct with zekenim {זְקֵנִים | ze-qē-nim} ‘elders,’ yielding “crown of old men.”
Root and etymology
Rootayin–tet–resh
“to encircle, crown”
In context — Proverbs 17:6
The crown of old men is sons of sons , and the glory of sons is their fathers .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 17:6, so the Hebrew word עֲטֶ֣רֶת (ateret) 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.17.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.6.W1.S1) and character.