Proverbs 28:25:3Prov.28.25.W3TAB
מָד֑וֹן
madon
“strife or contention”
- Transliteration
- ma-DON
- Extended
- maa-DOHN
- IPA
- /maːˈdoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- strife or contention
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-DON
- clause
re-KHAV-NE-fesh ye-ga-RE ma-DON
- sentence
re-KHAV-NE-fesh ye-ga-RE ma-DON u-vo-TE-akh al-ye-ho-VAH ye-du-SHAN
Exegesis
Its verb yigareh {יְגָרֶ֣ה | yə-ḡā-rēh} signals ongoing action, taking its subject from the preceding noun and leading to the direct object madon {מָדוֹן | mā-ḏōn} ‘strife’ in a prototypical subject–verb–object sequence.
Root and etymology
RootMem–Dalet–Nun
“strife, contention”
In context — Proverbs 28:25
A person of greedy desire stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the LORD will be enriched.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 28:25, so the Hebrew word מָד֑וֹן (madon) 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.28.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.25.W3.S1) and character.