Proverbs 21:24:1Prov.21.24.W1TAB

זֵ֣ד

zed

arrogant one

Transliteration
ZED
Extended
ZEED
IPA
/ˈzeːð/

Meaning by language

English
arrogant one

Alphabet Analysis

Zayinz as in zero
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Daletd as in door

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Word in context

  1. word

    ZED

  2. clause

    ZED ya-HIR LETS she-MO

  3. sentence

    ZED ya-HIR LETS she-MO o-SE be-e-ve-RAT za-DON

Exegesis

The verse begins with a triadic series of intensifying descriptors—zed {זֵד | zēḏ} ‘arrogant’, yahir {יָהִיר | yā-hîr} ‘haughty’, and lēṣ {לֵץ | lēṣ} ‘scoffer’—which set an escalating tone.

Root and etymology

z-d-dzayin–dalet–dalet

to act insolently

In contextProverbs 21:24

“Scoffer” is the name of the proud, haughty person, who acts in the wrath of arrogance .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 21:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 21:24, so the Hebrew word זֵ֣ד (zed) 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.21.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.24.W1.S1) and character.