Proverbs 28:15:7Prov.28.15.W7TAB
עַם־דָּֽל׃
amdal
“a poor people”
- Transliteration
- am-DAL
- Extended
- ahm-DAAL
- IPA
- /ʕam.ˈdal/
Meaning by language
- English
- a poor people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
am-DAL
- phraseyour reading level
AL am-DAL
- clause
mo-SHEL ra-SHA AL am-DAL
- sentence
a-RI-NO-hem ve-DOV sho-KEK mo-SHEL ra-SHA AL am-DAL
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase al ʿam-dāl {עַל עַם־דָּל | ʿal ʿam-dāl} ‘over poor people’ marks the target of oppression. Hebrew synonymous parallelism and vivid imagery are preserved by retaining the paired simile structure and word order to maintain emphatic effect.
Root and etymology
d-l-ldalet–lamed–lamed
“poor”
In context — Proverbs 28:15
Like a roaring lion and a ranging bear, so is a wicked ruler over poor people.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 28:15, so the Hebrew word עַם־דָּֽל׃ (amdal) 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.28.15.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.15.W7.S1) and character.