Proverbs 24:26:4Prov.24.26.W4TAB
דְּבָרִ֥ים
devarim
“words”
- Transliteration
- de-va-RIM
- Extended
- deh-vah-REEM
- IPA
- /dəvaˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
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Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
de-va-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
de-va-RIM ne-kho-KHIM
- clause
me-SHIV de-va-RIM ne-kho-KHIM
- sentence
se-fa-TA-yim yish-SAK me-SHIV de-va-RIM ne-kho-KHIM
Exegesis
The agent appears in the Hiphil participle mešiv {מֵ֝שִׁ֗יב | mēšîḇ} ‘one who returns’, which governs devarim {דְּבָרִים | dəḇārîm} ‘words’ modified by the adjective nekhochim {נְכֹחִֽים | nəḵôḥîm} ‘upright’. The phrase mešiv devarim nekhochim functions as the subject, characterizing the speaker whose habitual honesty is compared to a kiss. The preposed object sefatayim heightens the metaphor of affectionate affirmation. As typical in Hebrew proverbs, the comparison is implicit and is rendered with ‘is like’. The Hiphil participle conveys continual or characteristic action, presenting honest speech as an enduring trait. This compact structure uses concrete imagery to illustrate the relational warmth of truthful communication.
Root and etymology
d-b-rDalet, Bet, Resh
“word; matter”
In context — Proverbs 24:26
He who responds with upright words is like a kiss on the lips .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 24:26, so the Hebrew word דְּבָרִ֥ים (devarim) 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.24.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.26.W4.S1) and character.