Proverbs 25:20:1Prov.25.20.W1TAB
מַ֥עֲדֶה
maade
“one who removes”
- Transliteration
- ma-a-DE
- Extended
- mah-ah-DEH
- IPA
- /ma.ʕăˈðɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- one who removes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-a-DE
- clause
ma-a-DE BE-ged be-YOM ka-RA KHO-mets al-NA-ter
- sentence
ma-a-DE BE-ged be-YOM ka-RA KHO-mets al-NA-ter ve-SHAR ba-shi-RIM AL LEV-RA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the hiphil participle ma‘adeh {מַ֥עֲדֶה | ma‛aˈdeh} ‘one who removes’, which introduces the first simile.
In context — Proverbs 25:20
Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, and like vinegar on natron , so is the one who sings songs to a troubled heart .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 25:20, so the Hebrew word מַ֥עֲדֶה (maade) 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.25.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.20.W1.S1) and character.