Proverbs 22:17:4Prov.22.17.W4TAB
דִּבְרֵ֣י
divre
“words of”
- Transliteration
- div-RE
- Extended
- dihv-REE
- IPA
- /div.ˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- words of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
div-RE
- phraseyour reading level
div-RE kha-kha-MIM
- clause
HAT oz-ne-KHA u-she-MA div-RE kha-kha-MIM
- sentence
HAT oz-ne-KHA u-she-MA div-RE kha-kha-MIM ve-li-be-KHA ta-SHIT le-da-TI
Exegesis
The construct phrase dibre ḥaḵāmīm {דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים | dibre ḥaḵāmīm} ‘words of the wise ones’ links the content to be received.
In context — Proverbs 22:17
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, and let your heart set itself to my knowledge .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 22:17, so the Hebrew word דִּבְרֵ֣י (divre) 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.22.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.17.W4.S1) and character.