Proverbs 18:8:2Prov.18.8.W2TAB
נִ֭רְגָּן
nirgan
“a whisperer or talebearer”
- Transliteration
- nir-GAN
- Extended
- nihr-GAAN
- IPA
- /nirˈɣaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a whisperer or talebearer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nir-GAN
- 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
r-g-nresh–gimel–nun
“to murmur, whisper”
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 18:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 18:8, so the Hebrew word נִ֭רְגָּן (nirgan) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.8.W2.S1) and character.