Proverbs 29:7:4Prov.29.7.W4TAB
דַּלִּ֑ים
dalim
“of the poor”
- Transliteration
- da-LIM
- Extended
- dah-LEEM
- IPA
- /dalˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the poor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
da-LIM
- clause
yo-DE-a tsa-DIK DIN da-LIM
- sentence
yo-DE-a tsa-DIK DIN da-LIM ra-SHA lo-ya-VIN DA-at
Exegesis
The verse exhibits synonymous parallelism, contrasting yodea tsaddiq din dalim {יֹדֵעַ צַדִּיק דִּין דַּלִּים} “the righteous knows the judgment of the poor” with rasha lo-yavin da'at {רָשָׁע לֹא־יָבִין דָּעַת} “the wicked does not understand knowledge.”
The noun din {דִּין | dîn} in construct with dalim {דַּלִּים | dăllîm} frames legal/social concern for the poor.
Root and etymology
ד־ל־ל
“to be poor, weak”
In context — Proverbs 29:7
The righteous know the judgment of the poor, but the wicked do not understand knowledge .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 29:7, so the Hebrew word דַּלִּ֑ים (dalim) 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.29.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.7.W4.S1) and character.