Proverbs 30:6:2Prov.30.6.W2TAB
עַל־דְּבָרָ֑יו
aldevarav
“to his words”
- Transliteration
- al-de-va-RAV
- Extended
- ahl-deh-vah-RAAV
- IPA
- /ʕal.dăvaːˈraːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his words
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-de-va-RAV
- clause
al-to-SEF al-de-va-RAV
- sentence
al-to-SEF al-de-va-RAV pen-yo-KHI-akh be-KHA ve-nikh-ZAV-ta
Exegesis
The preposition ʿal {עַל | ʿal} ‘upon’ governs the construct dəvarāw {דְּבָרָ֑יו | dəḇārāw} ‘his words’, specifying the object.
Root and etymology
דבר
“word, matter”
In context — Proverbs 30:6
Do not add to His words , or He will rebuke you, and you will be found a liar.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 30:6, so the Hebrew word עַל־דְּבָרָ֑יו (aldevarav) 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.30.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.6.W2.S1) and character.