Proverbs 26:14:1Prov.26.14.W1TAB

הַ֭דֶּלֶת

hadelet

the door

Transliteration
ha-DE-let
Extended
hah-DEH-leht
IPA
/hadˈdɛ.lɛt/

Meaning by language

English
the door

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַ֭ + דֶּ + לֶת
ha + de + let
hadelet

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Daletd as in door
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-DE-let

  2. clause

    ha-DE-let ti-SOV al-TSI-ra

  3. sentence

    ha-DE-let ti-SOV al-TSI-ra ve-a-TSAL al-mi-TA-to

Exegesis

The verse employs synonymous parallelism between the inanimate hadelet {הַ֭דֶּלֶת | hăddĕlēt} ‘the door’ and the human weatzel {וְ֝עָצֵ֗ל | wə‘āṣēl} ‘sluggard’.

Root and etymology

d-l-tdalet–lamed–tav

movable panel

In contextProverbs 26:14

As a door turns on its hinge, so the sluggard turns on his bed.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 26:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 26:14, so the Hebrew word הַ֭דֶּלֶת (hadelet) 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.26.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.14.W1.S1) and character.