Proverbs 25:2:1Prov.25.2.W1TAB
כְּבֹ֣ד
kevod
“glory of”
- Transliteration
- ke-VOD
- Extended
- keh-VOHD
- IPA
- /kəˈvoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- glory of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-VOD
- clause
ke-VOD e-lo-HIM has-TER da-VAR
- sentence
ke-VOD e-lo-HIM has-TER da-VAR u-khe-VOD me-la-KHIM kha-KOR da-VAR
Exegesis
The verse uses parallel construct chains: kevod Elohim {כְּבֹד אֱלֹהִים | kə-vōd ʾĕ-lō-hîm} ‘glory of God’ and kevod melakhim {כְּבֹד מְלָכִים | kə-vōd mĕ-lā-ḵîm} ‘glory of kings’, contrasting divine and royal attributes.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–bet–dalet
“weight, honor”
In context — Proverbs 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter , but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 25:2, so the Hebrew word כְּבֹ֣ד (kevod) 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.25.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.2.W1.S1) and character.