Proverbs 29:5:1Prov.29.5.W1TAB
גֶּ֭בֶר
gever
“a man”
- Transliteration
- GE-ver
- Extended
- GEH-ver
- IPA
- /ˈɡɛ.vɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
גֶּ֭ + בֶר
↓
ge + ver
↓
gever
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
GE-ver
- clause
GE-ver ma-kha-LIK al-RE-e-hu
- sentence
GE-ver ma-kha-LIK al-RE-e-hu RE-shet po-RESH al-pe-a-MAV
Root and etymology
g-b-rgimel–bet–resh
“strong man, adult male”
In context — Proverbs 29:5
A man who flatters his neighbor sets out a net for his feet.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 29:5, so the Hebrew word גֶּ֭בֶר (gever) 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.29.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.5.W1.S1) and character.