Proverbs 17:9:5Prov.17.9.W5TAB
בְ֝דָבָ֗ר
vedavar
“a matter or a word”
- Transliteration
- ve-da-VAR
- Extended
- veh-daa-VAAR
- IPA
- /vədaːˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- a matter or a word
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-da-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-sho-NE ve-da-VAR
- clause
ve-sho-NE ve-da-VAR maf-RID a-LUF
- sentence
me-khas-SE-PE-sha me-vak-KESH a-ha-VA ve-sho-NE ve-da-VAR maf-RID a-LUF
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase be-davar {בְ֝דָבָ֗ר | bedāḇār} ‘in a matter’ specifies the content of repetition.
Root and etymology
d-v-vdalet–bet–bet
“to be strong, fierce”
In context — Proverbs 17:9
One who covers a transgression seeks love, but one who keeps repeating a matter drives apart close friends .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 17:9, so the Hebrew word בְ֝דָבָ֗ר (vedavar) 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.17.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.9.W5.S1) and character.