Proverbs 23:20:4Prov.23.20.W4TAB
בָשָׂ֣ר
vasar
“meat”
- Transliteration
- va-SAR
- Extended
- vaa-SAAR
- IPA
- /vaːˈsaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- meat
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-SAR
- phraseyour reading level
va-SAR la-MO
- clause
be-ZO-la-LEI va-SAR la-MO
- sentence
al-te-HI ve-SO-ve-E-YA-yin be-ZO-la-LEI va-SAR la-MO
Exegesis
Two parallel locative phrases—be-soveiyayin {בְסֹבְאֵי־יַיִן | bə-sō-ʾê-yā-yîn} 'among drinkers of wine' and be-zolelei {בְּזֹלֲלֵי | bə-zō-lă-lê} 'among gluttons'—both govern basar {בָשָׂר | ba-sar} 'meat' marked collectively by the dative suffix lamo {לָמוֹ | lā-mō} 'to them'. This parallelism underscores the admonition against habitual excess. The formal retains 'among' to reflect Hebrew locative nuance; the dynamic employs 'join' and 'gorge on' to convey relational involvement and intensity.
Root and etymology
b-s-rbet–shin–resh
“flesh, meat”
In context — Proverbs 23:20
Do not be among drinkers-of-wine or among gluttons-of-meat .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 23:20, so the Hebrew word בָשָׂ֣ר (vasar) 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.23.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.20.W4.S1) and character.