Proverbs 28:19:4Prov.28.19.W4TAB
וּמְרַדֵּ֥ף
umeraddef
“and pursuing”
- Transliteration
- u-me-rad-DEF
- Extended
- oo-meh-rad-DEHF
- IPA
- /uː.mə.radˈdeːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- and pursuing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
u-me-rad-DEF
- phraseyour reading level
u-me-rad-DEF re-KIM
- clause
u-me-rad-DEF re-KIM yis-be-A-rish
- sentence
o-VED ad-ma-TO yis-be-A-la-khem u-me-rad-DEF re-KIM yis-be-A-rish
Exegesis
The conjunction in umeraddef {וּמְרַדֵּף | ū-me-rad-dêp} ‘and pursuing’ introduces the contrasting action with reqim {רֵקִים | rê-qîm} ‘empty pursuits’ as object.
In context — Proverbs 28:19
One who works his land will be satisfied with bread, but one who pursues worthless pursuits will be satisfied with poverty .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 28:19, so the Hebrew word וּמְרַדֵּ֥ף (umeraddef) 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.28.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.19.W4.S1) and character.