Proverbs 24:5:3Prov.24.5.W3TAB
וְאִֽישׁ־דַּ֝֗עַת
veishdaat
“and a man of knowledge”
- Transliteration
- ve-ISH-DA-at
- Extended
- veh-EESH-DAH-aht
- IPA
- /vɛˈʔiːʃ.ˈda.ʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a man of knowledge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ISH-DA-at
- clause
ve-ISH-DA-at me-AM-mets-KO-akh
- sentence
GE-ver-kha-KHAM ba-OZ ve-ISH-DA-at me-AM-mets-KO-akh
Exegesis
The coordinating waw introduces the second unit, which begins with ish da-at {אִֽישׁ־דַּ֝֗עַת | ʾîš-da-ʿat} ‘man of knowledge’ in a construct chain expressing a genitive relationship.
Root and etymology
RootDalet, Ayin, Tav
“knowledge”
In context — Proverbs 24:5
A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increases power.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 24:5, so the Hebrew word וְאִֽישׁ־דַּ֝֗עַת (veishdaat) 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.24.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.5.W3.S1) and character.