Proverbs 30:13:1Prov.30.13.W1TAB
דּ֭וֹר
dor
“a generation”
- Transliteration
- DOR
- Extended
- DOHR
- IPA
- /ˈdoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- a generation
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
DOR
- clause
DOR MA-ra-MU e-NAIV
- sentence
DOR MA-ra-MU e-NAIV ve-af-a-PAIV yin-na-SE-u
Exegesis
The verse begins with the noun dor {דּוֹר | dôr} ‘generation’, functioning as the topical subject of an implied exclamation.
Root and etymology
Rootd-w-r
“period, age, generation”
In context — Proverbs 30:13
A generation —how lofty are their eyes, and their eyelids are lifted up.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 30:13, so the Hebrew word דּ֭וֹר (dor) 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.30.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.13.W1.S1) and character.