Proverbs 2:10:4Prov.2.10.W4TAB
וְ֝דַ֗עַת
vedaat
“and knowledge”
- Transliteration
- ve-DA-at
- Extended
- veh-DAH-aht
- IPA
- /vəˈda.ʕaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and knowledge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-DA-at
- clause
ve-DA-at le-naf-SHE-kha yin-E-m
- sentence
ki-ta-VO khokh-MA be-li-BE-kha ve-DA-at le-naf-SHE-kha yin-E-m
Exegesis
The conjunction wə {וְ֝ | wə} then links da‘at {דַ֗עַת | daʿat} ‘knowledge’ to the verb yinʿām {יִנְעָֽם | yinʿām} ‘will be pleasant’, with lə-napšê-kha {לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥ | lə-nap̄šê-kā} ‘to your soul’ marking the experiencer. This chiastic parallelism of entry and delight highlights the inward transformation that wisdom and knowledge bring.
Root and etymology
y-d-ʿYod–Dalet–Ayin
“to know”
In context — Proverbs 2:10
For wisdom will come into your heart , and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 2:10, so the Hebrew word וְ֝דַ֗עַת (vedaat) 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.2.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.10.W4.S1) and character.