Proverbs 20:19:1Prov.20.19.W1TAB
גּֽוֹלֶה־סּ֭וֹד
golesod
“one who reveals a secret”
- Transliteration
- go-le-SOD
- Extended
- goh-leh-SOHD
- IPA
- /goː.leˈsːoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- one who reveals a secret
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
go-le-SOD
- clause
go-le-SOD ho-LEKH ra-KHIL
- sentence
go-le-SOD ho-LEKH ra-KHIL u-le-po-TE se-fa-TAV LO tit-e-A-RAV
Exegesis
The clause begins with the participle goleh {גּֽוֹלֶה | gō-lēh} linked to sod {סּוֹד | sōd}, forming a construct that depicts the active disclosure of confidential information.
Root and etymology
g-l-hgimel–lamed–heh
“to uncover; reveal”
In context — Proverbs 20:19
A gossip who goes about reveals a secret; do not associate with one who is simple with his lips.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 20:19, so the Hebrew word גּֽוֹלֶה־סּ֭וֹד (golesod) 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.20.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.19.W1.S1) and character.