Proverbs 30:10:2Prov.30.10.W2TAB
עֶ֭בֶד
eved
“a servant”
- Transliteration
- E-ved
- Extended
- EH-veh d
- IPA
- /ˈʕɛ.vɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- a servant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-ved
- clause
AL-tal-SHEN E-ved el-a-DO-no a-do-NAV
- sentence
AL-tal-SHEN E-ved el-a-DO-no a-do-NAV pen-ye-kal-LE-le-kha ve-a-SHAM-ta
Exegesis
The noun eved {עֶ֭בֶד | ʿĕ-wed} functions as direct object, governed by el {אֶל־ | ʾel}, linking to adonav {אֲדֹנָ֑יו | ʾă-ḏō-nāw} in construct to denote “his master.”
Root and etymology
ע־ב־ד
“to serve”
In context — Proverbs 30:10
Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you and you are found guilty .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 30:10, so the Hebrew word עֶ֭בֶד (eved) 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.30.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.10.W2.S1) and character.