Proverbs 19:7:9Prov.19.7.W9TAB
מְרַדֵּ֖ף
meraddef
“pursuing”
- Transliteration
- me-rad-DEF
- Extended
- meh-rahdd-DEEF
- IPA
- /məraðˈdeːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- pursuing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-rad-DEF
- clause
me-rad-DEF a-ma-RIM lo-LO-HEM-ma
- sentence
KAL a-KHE-RASH se-NE-u-HU AF KI me-RE-e-HU ra-kha-KU mim-me-NU me-rad-DEF a-ma-RIM lo-LO-HEM-ma
Exegesis
A chiastic structure frames meraddef {מְרַדֵּ֖ף | mər-addēp} ‘pursuing’ around amarim {אֲמָרִים | ʾă-mā-rîm} ‘words.’
In context — Proverbs 19:7
All the brothers of the poor hate him; even so, his companions have distanced themselves from him. He pursues them with words, but they are not there for him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Proverbs 19:7, so the Hebrew word מְרַדֵּ֖ף (meraddef) 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.19.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.7.W9.S1) and character.