Proverbs 5:2:3Prov.5.2.W3TAB
וְ֝דַ֗עַת
vedaat
“and knowledge”
- Transliteration
- ve-DA-at
- Extended
- veh-DA-ahth
- IPA
- /wəˈda.ʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- and knowledge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-DA-at
- clause
ve-DA-at se-fa-TE-kha yin-tso-RU
- sentence
lish-MOR me-zim-MOT ve-DA-at se-fa-TE-kha yin-tso-RU
Exegesis
The coordinated objects mezimmot {מְזִמּוֹת | mə-zim-mōṯ} and da‘at {דַעַת | dā-‘aṯ} form the ethical virtues to be preserved.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–ayin–tav
“to know”
In context — Proverbs 5:2
So that you may keep discretion , and your lips guard knowledge.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 5:2, so the Hebrew word וְ֝דַ֗עַת (vedaat) 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.5.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.2.W3.S1) and character.