Proverbs 3:6:2Prov.3.6.W2TAB
דָעֵ֑הוּ
daehu
“know him or acknowledge him”
- Transliteration
- da-E-HU
- Extended
- daa-EH-HOO
- IPA
- /daːˈʕeːhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- know him or acknowledge him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
da-E-HU
- clause
be-KHOL-de-ra-KHE-kha da-E-HU
- sentence
be-KHOL-de-ra-KHE-kha da-E-HU ve-HU ye-ya-SHER OR-kho-TE-kha
Exegesis
The Qal imperative da’eihu {דָעֵהוּ | də-ʿê-hû} ‘know Him’ functions as the protasis.
In context — Proverbs 3:6
In all your ways, acknowledge Him , and He will make your paths straight.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 3:6, so the Hebrew word דָעֵ֑הוּ (daehu) 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.3.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.6.W2.S1) and character.