Proverbs 28:11:5Prov.28.11.W5TAB
וְדַ֖ל
vedal
“but poor”
- Transliteration
- ve-DAL
- Extended
- veh-DAL
- IPA
- /wəˈðal/
Meaning by language
- English
- but poor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-DAL
- clause
ve-DAL me-VIN yakh-ke-RE-nu
- sentence
KHA-KHAM be-EI-nav ISH a-SHIR ve-DAL me-VIN yakh-ke-RE-nu
Exegesis
The vav-conjunction ve-dal {וְדַל | wə-ḏăl} ‘and poor’ introduces an antithetic counterpart, with the participle mevin {מֵבִין | me-vîn} ‘understanding’ qualifying this second subject.
Root and etymology
ד־ל־ל
“to be poor, feeble”
In context — Proverbs 28:11
A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding examines him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 28:11, so the Hebrew word וְדַ֖ל (vedal) 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.28.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.11.W5.S1) and character.