Proverbs 19:28:1Prov.19.28.W1TAB

עֵ֣ד

ed

witness

Transliteration
ED
Extended
EED
IPA
/ˈʕeːd/

Meaning by language

English
witness

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Daletd as in door

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    ED

  2. clause

    ED be-li-YA-al ya-LITS mish-PAT

  3. sentence

    ED be-li-YA-al ya-LITS mish-PAT u-FI re-sha-IM ye-val-LA-a-O-ven

Exegesis

The first clause begins with the noun phrase ed {עֵד | ʿêd} ‘witness’ and the construct modifier beliya'al {בְּלִיַּעַל | bə-li-ya-ʿal} ‘worthlessness,’ forming a nominal subject that is followed by the verb yalitz {יָלִץ | yā-lîṣ} ‘mocks’ governing the direct object mishpat {מִשְׁפָּט | miš-pāṭ} ‘justice.’

Root and etymology

Rootʿ-d-h

to witness

In contextProverbs 19:28

A worthless witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked swallows iniquity .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 19:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 19:28, so the Hebrew word עֵ֣ד (ed) 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.19.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.28.W1.S1) and character.