Proverbs 26:22:5Prov.26.22.W5TAB
יָרְד֥וּ
yardu
“go down”
- Transliteration
- yar-DU
- Extended
- yaar-DOO
- IPA
- /jarˈduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- go down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
yar-DU
- phraseyour reading level
yar-DU kha-DRE-va-TEN
- clause
ve-HEM yar-DU kha-DRE-va-TEN
- sentence
div-RE nir-GAN ke-mit-la-ha-MIM ve-HEM yar-DU kha-DRE-va-TEN
Exegesis
The conjunction vehem {וְהֵם | wə·hêm} ‘and they’ introduces yardu {יָרְד֥וּ | yā·r·dû} ‘go down’, a perfect verb showing completed action.
In context — Proverbs 26:22
The words of a whisperer are like choice morsels; they go down to the chambers of the belly .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 26:22, so the Hebrew word יָרְד֥וּ (yardu) 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.26.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.22.W5.S1) and character.