Proverbs 23:12:5Prov.23.12.W5TAB
לְאִמְרֵי־דָֽעַת׃
leimeredaat
“to words of knowledge”
- Transliteration
- le-i-me-re-DA-at
- Extended
- leh-ih-meh-ree-DAA-aht
- IPA
- /lə.ʔim.reːˈdaː.ʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- to words of knowledge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
le-i-me-re-DA-at
- clause
ve-a-ze-NE-kha le-i-me-re-DA-at
- sentence
ha-VI-a la-mu-SAR li-BE-kha ve-a-ze-NE-kha le-i-me-re-DA-at
Exegesis
This is paralleled by the coordinated element wə·’oz·nĕ·ḵā lə·’im·rê·-dā·ʿat {וְאָזְנֶךָ לְאִמְרֵי־דָֽעַת | wə·’oz·nĕ·ḵā lə·’im·rê·dā·ʿat} ‘and your ears to the sayings of knowledge’, where the verb is implied and the hiphil imperative is understood.
Root and etymology
y-d-ʿyod–dalet–ayin
“knowledge, perception”
In context — Proverbs 23:12
Bring your heart to instruction , and your ears to the sayings of knowledge .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 23:12, so the Hebrew word לְאִמְרֵי־דָֽעַת׃ (leimeredaat) 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.23.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.12.W5.S1) and character.