Proverbs 1:3:5Prov.1.3.W5TAB
וּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט
umishpat
“and justice”
- Transliteration
- u-mish-PAT
- Extended
- oo-mihsh-PAHT
- IPA
- /uːmiʃˈpɑːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and justice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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Word in context
- word
u-mish-PAT
- phraseyour reading level
TSE-dek u-mish-PAT
- clause
TSE-dek u-mish-PAT u-me-sha-RIM
- sentence
la-KHA-khat mu-SAR has-se-KEL TSE-dek u-mish-PAT u-me-sha-RIM
Exegesis
The coordinated series tsedek {צֶדֶק | ṣê-ḏê-q} 'righteousness', mishpat {מִשְׁפָּט | miš-pā-ṭ} 'justice', and meisharim {מֵישָׁרִים | mê-ša-rîm} 'uprightness' are linked by the conjunction u (וּ), creating a triad of ethical qualities. In translation, English infinitives and prepositional phrases convey purpose, and the conjunctive list preserves parallel structure.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–pe–tet
“to judge”
In context — Proverbs 1:3
To receive instruction for prudence, righteousness, justice, and uprightness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 1:3, so the Hebrew word וּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט (umishpat) 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.1.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.3.W5.S1) and character.