Proverbs 8:10:3Prov.8.10.W3TAB
וְ֝דַ֗עַת
vedaat
“and knowledge”
- Transliteration
- ve-DA-at
- Extended
- veh-DAH-aht
- IPA
- /wəˈdaʕat/
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 me-kha-RUTS niv-KHAR
- sentence
ke-KHU-mu-sa-RI ve-AL-KA-sef ve-DA-at me-kha-RUTS niv-KHAR
Exegesis
The second half mirrors this structure: veda‘at {וְדַעַת | wə-da‘ăṯ} ‘and knowledge’ is contrasted with mecharutz {מֵחָרוּץ | mê-ḥārûṣ} ‘from gold’, with the participle nivchar {נִבְחָר | nî-bḥār} ‘to be chosen’ indicating desirability.
Root and etymology
y-d-ʿyod–dalet–ayin
“knowledge; insight”
In context — Proverbs 8:10
Take my instruction and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 8:10, 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.8.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.10.W3.S1) and character.