Proverbs 18:23:2Prov.18.23.W2TAB
יְדַבֶּר־רָ֑שׁ
yedaberrash
“speaks a poor person”
- Transliteration
- ye-da-BER-RASH
- Extended
- yeh-dah-BEHR-RAASH
- IPA
- /jəðabˈbɛr.raːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- speaks a poor person
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-da-BER-RASH
- clause
takh-a-nu-NIM ye-da-BER-RASH
- sentence
takh-a-nu-NIM ye-da-BER-RASH ve-a-SHIR ya-a-NE a-ZOT
Exegesis
The first clause features the noun tachanunim {תַּחֲנוּנִים | ṭa-ḥă-nû-nîm} governed by the verb yedabber {יְדַבֶּר | yě-ḏab-běr}, forming a concessive sense.
Root and etymology
r-š-šresh–shin–shin
“to be poor”
In context — Proverbs 18:23
The poor person speaks in pleas , but the rich person replies with harshness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 18:23, so the Hebrew word יְדַבֶּר־רָ֑שׁ (yedaberrash) 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.18.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.23.W2.S1) and character.