Proverbs 29:20:3Prov.29.20.W3TAB
אָ֣ץ
ats
“hasty”
- Transliteration
- ATS
- Extended
- AATS
- IPA
- /ˈʔaːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- hasty
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ATS
- phraseyour reading level
ISH ATS bid-va-RAI-v
- clause
kha-ZI-ta ISH ATS bid-va-RAI-v
- sentence
kha-ZI-ta ISH ATS bid-va-RAI-v tik-VA likh-SIL mi-ME-nu
Exegesis
The noun ish {אִ֭ישׁ | ʾîš} ‘man’ is modified by the participle ats {אָ֣ץ | ʾāṣ} ‘hasty’, forming a descriptive nominal phrase.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–tsade
“to hasten, hurry”
In context — Proverbs 29:20
Have you seen a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 29:20, so the Hebrew word אָ֣ץ (ats) 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.29.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.20.W3.S1) and character.