Proverbs 1:16:6Prov.1.16.W6TAB
לִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּֽם׃
lishpakhdam
“to pour out blood”
- Transliteration
- lish-PAKH-dam
- Extended
- lihsh-PAHKH-daam
- IPA
- /liʃˈpaːx.daːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to pour out blood
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lish-PAKH-dam
- clause
vi-ma-ha-RU lish-PAKH-dam
- sentence
KI rag-le-HEM la-RA ya-RU-tsu vi-ma-ha-RU lish-PAKH-dam
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lara {לָרַע | lā-rāʿ} ‘to evil’ marks direction of motion, while the infinitive lishpoch {לִשְׁפָּךְ | liš-pā-ḵ} ‘to shed’ with dam {דָּם | dām} ‘blood’ forms an object purpose construction conveying violent intent. The parallel verbs intensify the portrayal of relentless malice.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–mem
“blood”
In context — Proverbs 1:16
For their feet rush to evil, and they hasten to shed blood .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 1:16, so the Hebrew word לִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּֽם׃ (lishpakhdam) 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.1.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.16.W6.S1) and character.