Proverbs 29:12:3Prov.29.12.W3TAB
עַל־דְּבַר־שָׁ֑קֶר
aldevarshaker
“upon a word of falsehood”
- Transliteration
- al-de-VAR-sha-KER
- Extended
- ah-l-deh-VAR-shaa-KEHR
- IPA
- /ʕal.dəˈvar.ʃaːˈqɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon a word of falsehood
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-de-VAR-sha-KER
- clause
mo-SHEL mak-SHIV al-de-VAR-sha-KER
- sentence
mo-SHEL mak-SHIV al-de-VAR-sha-KER kol-me-shar-TAIV re-sha-IM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase al devar-sheqer {עַל־דְּבַר־שָׁקֶר | ʿal də-var-šā-qer} ‘to a word-of-falsehood’ marks the focus of attention via a construct chain.
Root and etymology
ש־ק־ר
“to lie, be false”
In context — Proverbs 29:12
A ruler who listens to falsehood —all his servants are wicked .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 29:12, so the Hebrew word עַל־דְּבַר־שָׁ֑קֶר (aldevarshaker) 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.29.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.12.W3.S1) and character.