Proverbs 30:8:2Prov.30.8.W2TAB
וּֽדְבַר־כָּזָ֡ב
udevarkazav
“and a word of lying”
- Transliteration
- u-de-VAR-ka-ZAV
- Extended
- oo-deh-VAR-kah-ZAAV
- IPA
- /u.dəˈvar.kaˈzaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a word of lying
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-de-VAR-ka-ZAV
- phraseyour reading level
SHAV u-de-VAR-ka-ZAV
- clause
SHAV u-de-VAR-ka-ZAV har-KHEK mim-me-NI RESH va-O-sher AL-tit-TEN-LI
- sentence
SHAV u-de-VAR-ka-ZAV har-KHEK mim-me-NI RESH va-O-sher AL-tit-TEN-LI ha-te-ri-PE-NI LE-khem khu-KI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the Hiphil imperative harcheq {הַרְחֵק | har-ḥēq} ‘remove’, which applies to both shav {שָׁוְא | šāw} ‘emptiness’ and devar-kazav {דְבַר־כָּזָב | də-war-qā-zāḇ} ‘word of deceit’, intensifying the plea for moral integrity.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–zayin–bet
“lie”
In context — Proverbs 30:8
Remove from me emptiness and speech of lies; poverty and riches do not give to me; feed me with bread of my portion .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 30:8, so the Hebrew word וּֽדְבַר־כָּזָ֡ב (udevarkazav) 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.30.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.8.W2.S1) and character.