Proverbs 26:17:3Prov.26.17.W3TAB
עֹבֵ֥ר
over
“one passing by”
- Transliteration
- o-VER
- Extended
- oh-VEER
- IPA
- /ʕoːˈveːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- one passing by
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-VER
- phraseyour reading level
o-VER mit-e-ab-BER
- clause
o-VER mit-e-ab-BER al-RIV lo-LO
- sentence
ma-kha-ZIK be-oz-NEI-KA-lev o-VER mit-e-ab-BER al-RIV lo-LO
Exegesis
The second clause combines the Qal participle ʿōvēr {עֹבֵר | ʿōvēr} with the reflexive Hitpael mit-ʿabbēr {מִתְעַבֵּ֗ר | mit-ʿabbēr} ‘who becomes enraged,’ conveying self-generated anger.
Root and etymology
ʿ–B–Rayin–bet–resh
“to anger oneself; to pass over”
In context — Proverbs 26:17
Like one who grips a dog by its ears, so is a passerby who kindles his own fury in a quarrel not his own.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 26:17, so the Hebrew word עֹבֵ֥ר (over) 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.26.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.17.W3.S1) and character.