Proverbs 18:8:1Prov.18.8.W1TAB
דִּבְרֵ֣י
divre
“words of”
- Transliteration
- div-RE
- Extended
- dihv-REE
- IPA
- /divˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- words of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
div-RE
- clause
div-RE nir-GAN ke-mit-la-ha-MIM
- sentence
div-RE nir-GAN ke-mit-la-ha-MIM ve-HEM yar-DU kha-de-RE-va-ten
Exegesis
The verse opens with the construct chain divrei {דִּבְרֵי | dîbrê} ‘words of’ modifying the participial noun nirgan {נִרְגָּן | nir-gān} ‘whisperer.’
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word, speech”
In context — Proverbs 18:8
The words of a whisperer are like choice morsels ; they go down to the innermost parts of the belly.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 18:8, so the Hebrew word דִּבְרֵ֣י (divre) 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.18.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.8.W1.S1) and character.