Proverbs 19:13:5Prov.19.13.W5TAB
וְדֶ֥לֶף
vedelef
“and a dripping”
- Transliteration
- ve-DE-lef
- Extended
- veh-DEH-lehf
- IPA
- /vəˈdɛlɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a dripping
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-DE-lef
- phraseyour reading level
ve-DE-lef to-RED
- clause
ve-DE-lef to-RED mid-ye-NE i-SHA
- sentence
ha-VOT le-a-VIV BEN ke-SIL ve-DE-lef to-RED mid-ye-NE i-SHA
Exegesis
The second clause features the construct phrase vedelep tôred {וְדֶלֶף טֹרֵד | wə-dĕ-lĕp tô-rēḏ} ‘dripping continual’, and the source phrase midyenei ishah {מִדְיְנֵי אִשָּׁה | mî-ḏyē-nê ʾish-shāh} ‘from the disputes of a wife’. The Hebrew equational structure is rendered with the verbs “is” and “are,” and the metaphor of dripping water conveys the persistent nature of domestic conflict.
Root and etymology
d-l-ldalet–lamed–lamed
“poor, weak”
In context — Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is a disaster to his father, and the disputes of a wife are a continual dripping.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 19:13, so the Hebrew word וְדֶ֥לֶף (vedelef) 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.19.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.13.W5.S1) and character.