Proverbs 1:17:2Prov.1.17.W2TAB
מְזֹרָ֣ה
mezora
“is spread”
- Transliteration
- me-zo-RA
- Extended
- meh-zoh-RAA
- IPA
- /məzoˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is spread
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-zo-RA
- clause
ki-KHI-nam me-zo-RA ha-ra-SHET
- sentence
ki-KHI-nam me-zo-RA ha-ra-SHET be-e-NEI khol-ba-AL ka-NAF
Exegesis
The Pual participle mezorah {מְזֹרָה | mə-zō-rāh} describes passive action.
Root and etymology
z-r-hzayin–resh–heh
“to scatter, spread”
In context — Proverbs 1:17
In vain the net is spread in the sight of every bird .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 1:17, so the Hebrew word מְזֹרָ֣ה (mezora) 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.1.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.17.W2.S1) and character.