Proverbs 19:17:4Prov.19.17.W4TAB
דָּ֑ל
dal
“poor”
- Transliteration
- DAL
- Extended
- DAAL
- IPA
- /ˈdal/
Meaning by language
- English
- poor
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
DAL
- clause
mal-VE ye-ho-VAH kho-NEN DAL
- sentence
mal-VE ye-ho-VAH kho-NEN DAL u-ge-mu-LO ye-shal-LEM-lo
Exegesis
The Qal participle chōnên {חֹנֵן | chōnên} ‘showing favor’ governs dal {דָּל | dāl} ‘poor,’ framing an act of compassion.
Root and etymology
d-l-ldalet–lamed–lamed
“poor, weak”
In context — Proverbs 19:17
One who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD , and He will repay him with recompense .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 19:17, so the Hebrew word דָּ֑ל (dal) 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.19.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.17.W4.S1) and character.