Proverbs 23:28:4Prov.23.28.W4TAB
וּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗ים
uvogedim
“and traitors”
- Transliteration
- u-vo-ge-DIM
- Extended
- oo-voh-geh-DIIM
- IPA
- /uː.voː.ɣəˈðiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and traitors
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-vo-ge-DIM
- clause
u-vo-ge-DIM be-a-DAM to-SIF
- sentence
af-HI ke-KHE-tef te-e-ROV u-vo-ge-DIM be-a-DAM to-SIF
Exegesis
The conjunction in uvogedim {וּבוֹגְדִים | ū-ḇō-ḡə-dīm} plus the noun bogedim “traitors” shows her corrupting influence expanding among a group.
Root and etymology
b-g-dbet–gimel–dalet
“to betray”
In context — Proverbs 23:28
Also she lies in wait like a robber , and she increases the traitors among men.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:28:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 23:28, so the Hebrew word וּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗ים (uvogedim) 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.23.28.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.28.W4.S1) and character.