Proverbs 25:20:6Prov.25.20.W6TAB
עַל־נָ֑תֶר
alnater
“upon neter”
- Transliteration
- al-NA-ter
- Extended
- ahl-NAA-tehr
- IPA
- /ʕal.naːˈtɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon neter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-NA-ter
- 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 second simile, chometz al-nater {חֹ֣מֶץ עַל־נָ֑תֶר | ḥōˈmeṣ ʿal nāˈṯer} ‘vinegar upon natron’, evokes a reactive effervescence symbolizing futility.
Root and etymology
n-t-rnun–tav–resh
“soda ash, alkaline deposit”
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 25:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 25:20, so the Hebrew word עַל־נָ֑תֶר (alnater) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.20.W6.S1) and character.