Proverbs 19:28:1Prov.19.28.W1TAB
עֵ֣ד
ed
“witness”
- Transliteration
- ED
- Extended
- EED
- IPA
- /ˈʕeːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- witness
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
ED
- clause
ED be-li-YA-al ya-LITS mish-PAT
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.