Proverbs 22:8:1Prov.22.8.W1TAB
זוֹרֵ֣עַ
zorea
“one who sows”
- Transliteration
- zo-RE-a
- Extended
- zoh-REE-ah
- IPA
- /zoˈreːaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- one who sows
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
zo-RE-a
- clause
zo-RE-a av-LA yik-tsor-yik-tsar-A-ven
- sentence
zo-RE-a av-LA yik-tsor-yik-tsar-A-ven ve-SHE-vet EV-ra-TO yikh-LE
Exegesis
The verse begins with the participle zorea {זוֹרֵ֣עַ | zō-rē-ʿa} ‘one sowing’, establishing an indefinite actor.
Root and etymology
Rootzayin–resh–ayin
“to sow”
In context — Proverbs 22:8
Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his anger will come to an end.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 22:8, so the Hebrew word זוֹרֵ֣עַ (zorea) 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.22.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.8.W1.S1) and character.