Proverbs 27:15:1Prov.27.15.W1TAB
דֶּ֣לֶף
delef
“a dripping”
- Transliteration
- DE-lef
- Extended
- DEH-lehf
- IPA
- /ˈdɛ.lɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- a dripping
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
DE-lef
- clause
DE-lef to-RED be-YOM sag-re-RIR
- sentence
DE-lef to-RED be-YOM sag-re-RIR ve-E-shet me-do-NIM mid-ya-NIM nish-ta-VA
Exegesis
The proverb begins with the noun delef {דֶּ֣לֶף | dĕ-lĕf} ‘dripping’ followed by the participle tored {ט֭וֹרֵד | tô-rēḏ} ‘dripping’, where the Hebrew participle conveys ongoing action.
Root and etymology
d-l-fdalet–lamed–peh
“to drip, to leak”
In context — Proverbs 27:15
A steady dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome woman are alike.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 27:15, so the Hebrew word דֶּ֣לֶף (delef) 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.27.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.15.W1.S1) and character.