Proverbs 19:17:4Prov.19.17.W4TAB

דָּ֑ל

dal

poor

Transliteration
DAL
Extended
DAAL
IPA
/ˈdal/

Meaning by language

English
poor

Alphabet Analysis

Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    DAL

  2. clause

    mal-VE ye-ho-VAH kho-NEN DAL

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.