Proverbs 19:26:1Prov.19.26.W1TAB
מְֽשַׁדֶּד־אָ֭ב
meshadedav
“one who devastates or robs a father”
- Transliteration
- me-sha-DED-AV
- Extended
- meh-shah-DED-aav
- IPA
- /məʃadˈdeːd.ʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- one who devastates or robs a father
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
me-sha-DED-AV
- clause
me-sha-DED-AV yav-re-AKH EM
- sentence
me-sha-DED-AV yav-re-AKH EM BEN me-VISH u-ma-khPIR
Exegesis
The verse opens with meshadded {מְשַׁדֶּד | mĕšaddēḏ} ‘one who devastates’, a Piel participle functioning as the subject linked by a maqqef to av {אָב | ʾāḇ} ‘father’.
Root and etymology
ש־ד־ד
“to devastate”
In context — Proverbs 19:26
A son who devastates his father and drives away his mother is one who brings shame and disgrace .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 19:26, so the Hebrew word מְֽשַׁדֶּד־אָ֭ב (meshadedav) 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.19.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.26.W1.S1) and character.