Proverbs 25:11:5Prov.25.11.W5TAB
דָּ֝בָ֗ר
davar
“a word”
- Transliteration
- da-VAR
- Extended
- daa-VAAR
- IPA
- /daːˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- a word
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Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
da-VAR
- clause
da-VAR da-VUR al-AF-naiv
- sentence
ta-pu-KHEI za-HAV be-mas-ki-YOT KA-sef da-VAR da-VUR al-AF-naiv
Exegesis
The second clause features a noun-participle pairing davar davur {דָּבָר דָּבֻר | dā-vār dā-bûr} “word spoken,” where the Qal passive participle davur marks completed utterance.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter”
In context — Proverbs 25:11
Apples of gold in settings of silver are like a word spoken at the right time upon its circumstances .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 25:11, so the Hebrew word דָּ֝בָ֗ר (davar) 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.25.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.11.W5.S1) and character.