Proverbs 30:14:1Prov.30.14.W1TAB
דּ֤וֹר
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
- phraseyour reading level
DOR kha-ra-VOT shi-NAV
- clause
DOR kha-ra-VOT shi-NAV u-ma-a-kha-LOT
- sentence
DOR kha-ra-VOT shi-NAV u-ma-a-kha-LOT me-tal-le-o-TAV le-e-KHOL a-ni-YIM me-E-rets ve-ev-yo-NIM me-a-DAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with dor {דּ֤וֹר | dôr} as the subject in a nominal clause, establishing a characteristic group.
Root and etymology
RootDalet, Vav, Resh
“generation”
In context — Proverbs 30:14
There is a generation whose teeth are swords, and whose jaw-teeth are knives, to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among men.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 30:14, so the Hebrew word דּ֤וֹר (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.30.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.14.W1.S1) and character.