Proverbs 20:6:1Prov.20.6.W1TAB
רָב־אָדָ֗ם
ravadam
“many a man”
- Transliteration
- rav-a-DAM
- Extended
- raav-aa-DAAM
- IPA
- /raːv.ʔaːˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- many a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
rav-a-DAM
- clause
rav-a-DAM yik-RA ISH khas-DO
- sentence
rav-a-DAM yik-RA ISH khas-DO ve-ISH e-mu-NIM MI yim-TSA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct chain rav-adam {רָב־אָדָ֗ם | rav-ʾā-dām} ‘many a man’, introducing a general observation about human behavior.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-maleph–dalet–mem
“man, human being”
In context — Proverbs 20:6
Many a man will proclaim his own kindness , but a faithful man —who can find?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 20:6, so the Hebrew word רָב־אָדָ֗ם (ravadam) 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.20.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.6.W1.S1) and character.