Proverbs 27:17:1Prov.27.17.W1TAB
בַּרְזֶ֣ל
barzel
“iron”
- Transliteration
- bar-ZEL
- Extended
- bahr-ZEHL
- IPA
- /barˈzɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- iron
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bar-ZEL
- clause
bar-ZEL be-var-ZEL YA-khad
- sentence
bar-ZEL be-var-ZEL YA-khad ve-ISH ya-KHAD pe-NE-RE-e-HU
Exegesis
The verse begins with the parallel phrase barzel {בַּרְזֶל | bar-zel} ‘iron’ followed by bevarzel {בְּבַרְזֶל | bə-var-zel} ‘with iron’, establishing synonymous parallelism.
Root and etymology
b-r-z
“iron”
In context — Proverbs 27:17
Iron sharpens iron, and a man sharpens the face of his friend .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 27:17, so the Hebrew word בַּרְזֶ֣ל (barzel) 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.27.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.17.W1.S1) and character.