Proverbs 19:22:3Prov.19.22.W3TAB
חַסְדּ֑וֹ
khasedo
“his loyal-love or kindness”
- Transliteration
- kha-se-DO
- Extended
- khah-seh-DOH
- IPA
- /ħasˈdoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his loyal-love or kindness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-se-DO
- clause
ta-a-VAT a-DAM kha-se-DO
- sentence
ta-a-VAT a-DAM kha-se-DO ve-TOV-RASH me-ISH ka-ZAV
Exegesis
The first clause is the construct chain taavat adam {תַּאֲוַת אָדָם | taʾă-vat ʾā-dām} ‘desire of a man’, with the noun chasdo {חַסְדּוֹ | ḥa-səd-dō} ‘his kindness’ functioning as the predicate nominative, emphasizing lovingkindness as a defining trait.
Root and etymology
ח־ס־ד
“loyal love”
In context — Proverbs 19:22
What is desirable in a man is his kindness , and a poor person is better than a liar .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 19:22, so the Hebrew word חַסְדּ֑וֹ (khasedo) 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.19.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.22.W3.S1) and character.