Proverbs 6:26:2Prov.6.26.W2TAB
בְעַד־אִשָּׁ֥ה
beadisha
“in exchange for a woman”
- Transliteration
- be-AD-I-SHA
- Extended
- beh-AD-ih-SHAA
- IPA
- /bəˈʕad.ʔiʃˈʃaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in exchange for a woman
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-AD-I-SHA
- phraseyour reading level
KI be-AD-I-SHA zo-NA
- clause
KI be-AD-I-SHA zo-NA AD-ki-KAR la-KHEM ve-E-shet ISH
- sentence
KI be-AD-I-SHA zo-NA AD-ki-KAR la-KHEM ve-E-shet ISH NE-fesh ye-ka-RA ta-TSUD
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ve-ad-isha {בְעַד־אִשָּׁה | bə-ʿaḏ-ʼîš-šâ} marks the instrumentality of the harlot.
Root and etymology
ʾ-shaleph–shin
“fire”
In context — Proverbs 6:26
For because of a harlot , one is brought down to a loaf of bread, and a married woman hunts for a precious life .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 6:26, so the Hebrew word בְעַד־אִשָּׁ֥ה (beadisha) 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.6.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.26.W2.S1) and character.