Proverbs 27:3:6Prov.27.3.W6TAB
כָּבֵ֥ד
kaved
“is heavy”
- Transliteration
- ka-VED
- Extended
- kah-VEED
- IPA
- /kaˈveːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- is heavy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
ka-VED
- phraseyour reading level
ka-VED mish-she-NE-he-m
- clause
ve-KHA-as e-VIL ka-VED mish-she-NE-he-m
- sentence
KO-ved-E-ven ve-NE-tel ha-KHOL ve-KHA-as e-VIL ka-VED mish-she-NE-he-m
Exegesis
The construct chain kaʿas ewil {כַעַס אֱוִיל | ka-ʿaṯ ʾĕ-wîl} ‘anger of a fool’ serves as the subject of the comparative predicate kaved mishnehem {כָּבֵד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם | kā-ḇēḏ mi-šnê-hēm} ‘is heavier than both of them’. The implied copula in Hebrew is supplied in English. The explicit comparison encoded by mishnehem tightly binds the two physical burdens to the emotional weight of foolish anger, and the parallel repetition of heaviness imagery underscores the proverb’s moral warning.
Root and etymology
Rootk-b-d
“to be heavy, burdensome”
In context — Proverbs 27:3
The weight of a stone and the burden of sand—yet the anger of a fool is heavier than both of them.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 27:3, so the Hebrew word כָּבֵ֥ד (kaved) 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.27.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.3.W6.S1) and character.