Proverbs 18:15:3Prov.18.15.W3TAB
יִקְנֶה־דָּ֑עַת
yiknedaat
“acquires knowledge”
- Transliteration
- yik-NE-DA-at
- Extended
- yihk-NEH-daa-AHT
- IPA
- /jiqˈnɛː.daː.ʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- acquires knowledge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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
yik-NE-DA-at
- clause
LEV na-VON yik-NE-DA-at
- sentence
LEV na-VON yik-NE-DA-at ve-O-zen kha-kha-MIM te-vak-KESH-DA-at
Exegesis
The verb yiqneh {יִקְנֶה | yiqneh} ‘acquires’ governs the direct object dā‘at {דָּעַת | dāʿat} ‘knowledge’, completing the first parallel line.
Root and etymology
y-d-ʿyod–dalet–ayin
“to know, insight”
In context — Proverbs 18:15
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge , and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 18:15, so the Hebrew word יִקְנֶה־דָּ֑עַת (yiknedaat) 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.18.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.15.W3.S1) and character.