Proverbs 25:2:8Prov.25.2.W8TAB
דָּבָֽר׃
davar
“a matter or word”
- Transliteration
- da-VAR
- Extended
- dah-VAAR
- IPA
- /daːˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- a matter or word
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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
- phraseyour reading level
kha-KOR da-VAR
- clause
u-khe-VOD me-la-KHIM kha-KOR da-VAR
- sentence
ke-VOD e-lo-HIM has-TER da-VAR u-khe-VOD me-la-KHIM kha-KOR da-VAR
Exegesis
The repetition of davar {דָּבָר | dā-vār} ‘matter’ frames the verse with an object of mystery and inquiry. The chiastic word order underscores the contrast between concealment and investigation.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter”
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 25:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 25:2, so the Hebrew word דָּבָֽר׃ (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.25.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.2.W8.S1) and character.