Proverbs 29:20:4Prov.29.20.W4TAB
בִּדְבָרָ֑יו
bidvaraiv
“in his words”
- Transliteration
- bid-va-RAI-v
- Extended
- bihd-veh-RAA-yehv
- IPA
- /bid.vaːˈraːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his 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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
bid-va-RAI-v
- 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 domain of this haste is specified by the prepositional expression bidvarav {בִּדְבָרָ֑יו | bi-ḏə-vā-rāw} ‘in his words’, focusing the action on speech.
Root and etymology
ד־ב־ר
“speech, word”
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 29:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 29:20, so the Hebrew word בִּדְבָרָ֑יו (bidvaraiv) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.20.W4.S1) and character.