Proverbs 30:1:6Prov.30.1.W6TAB
הַ֭גֶּבֶר
haggever
“the man”
- Transliteration
- hag-GE-ver
- Extended
- hahg-GEH-vehr
- IPA
- /haɡˈɡɛ.vɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
hag-GE-ver
- phraseyour reading level
ham-ma-SA ne-UM hag-GE-ver le-i-ti-EL
- clause
div-RE a-GUR bin-ya-KE ham-ma-SA ne-UM hag-GE-ver le-i-ti-EL
- sentence
div-RE a-GUR bin-ya-KE ham-ma-SA ne-UM hag-GE-ver le-i-ti-EL le-i-ti-EL ve-u-KHAL
Exegesis
The subject is then resumed by ha-gever {הַגֶּבֶר | ha-gever} ‘the man’, denoting a notable figure.
Root and etymology
g-b-rgimel–bet–resh
“man, strong one”
In context — Proverbs 30:1
The words of Agur, son of Yakeh, the oracle and the utterance of the man to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 30:1, so the Hebrew word הַ֭גֶּבֶר (haggever) 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.30.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.1.W6.S1) and character.