Proverbs 29:19:1Prov.29.19.W1TAB
בִּ֭דְבָרִים
bidvarim
“by words or with words”
- Transliteration
- bid-va-RIM
- Extended
- bihd-vah-REEM
- IPA
- /bid.ðaːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- by words or with words
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bid-va-RIM
- clause
bid-va-RIM lo-yi-VA-ser A-VED
- sentence
bid-va-RIM lo-yi-VA-ser A-VED ki-ya-VIN ve-EN ma-a-NE
Exegesis
The instrumental phrase bidvarim {בִּדְבָרִים | bə·dā·rîm} ‘by words’ marks the means of attempted correction.
Root and etymology
ד־ב־ר
“speech, word”
In context — Proverbs 29:19
By words, a servant will not be disciplined , for though he understands, there is no response .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 29:19, so the Hebrew word בִּ֭דְבָרִים (bidvarim) 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.29.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.19.W1.S1) and character.