Proverbs 22:12:4Prov.22.12.W4TAB
דָ֑עַת
daat
“knowledge”
- Transliteration
- DA-at
- Extended
- DAA-at
- IPA
- /ˈdaː.ʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- knowledge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
DA-at
- clause
ei-NEI Ye-ho-VAH NA-tse-RU DA-at
- sentence
ei-NEI Ye-ho-VAH NA-tse-RU DA-at va-ye-sal-LEF di-ve-REI vo-GED
Exegesis
The Qal perfect natzru {נָצְרוּ | nāṣ·rû} ‘they guarded’ governs da’at {דָּעַת | dā·ʿāṯ} ‘knowledge’ as its object.
Root and etymology
y-d-ʿyod–dalet–ayin
“to know, perceive”
In context — Proverbs 22:12
The eyes of the LORD keep knowledge , but He overturns the words of the traitor.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 22:12, so the Hebrew word דָ֑עַת (daat) 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.22.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.12.W4.S1) and character.