Proverbs 6:19:3Prov.6.19.W3TAB
עֵ֣ד
ed
“a witness”
- Transliteration
- ED
- Extended
- EED
- IPA
- /ˈʕeːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- a witness
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
ED
- clause
ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM ED SHA-ker
- sentence
ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM ED SHA-ker u-me-sha-LE-akh me-da-NIM BEN a-KHIM
Exegesis
The construct ed shaker {עֵ֣ד שָׁ֑קֶר | ʿēd šā-qer} ‘false witness’ emphasizes distortion of testimony.
In context — Proverbs 6:19
A witness of falsehood who breathes out lies, and one who sends out strife between brothers.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 6:19, so the Hebrew word עֵ֣ד (ed) 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.6.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.19.W3.S1) and character.