Proverbs 24:13:2Prov.24.13.W2TAB
דְבַ֣שׁ
devash
“honey”
- Transliteration
- de-VASH
- Extended
- deh-VAHSH
- IPA
- /dəˈvaʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- honey
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
de-VASH
- clause
e-KHOL-be-NI de-VASH KI-TOV
- sentence
e-KHOL-be-NI de-VASH KI-TOV ve-NO-fet ma-TOK al-KHI-ke-kha
Exegesis
The coordination of d’vash {דְבַשׁ | de-vaš} ‘honey’ with the explanatory clause ki-tov {כִּי־ט֑וֹב | kî-ṭôv} ‘for it is good’ uses parataxis to link the object and its commendation.
Root and etymology
dalet–bet–shindalet–bet–shin
“honey, sweetness”
In context — Proverbs 24:13
Eat, my son, honey , for it is good, and honeycomb, which is sweet upon your palate .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 24:13, so the Hebrew word דְבַ֣שׁ (devash) 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.24.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.13.W2.S1) and character.