Proverbs 1:33:5Prov.1.33.W5TAB

מִפַּ֥חַד

mipakhad

from dread

Transliteration
mi-PA-khad
Extended
mih-PAH-khahd
IPA
/mipˈpaħad/

Meaning by language

English
from dread

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
מִ + פַּ֥ + חַד
mi + pa + khad
mipakhad

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Pep with dagesh; f without
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Daletd as in door

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Word in context

  1. word

    mi-PA-khad

  2. phraseyour reading level

    mi-PA-khad RA-a

  3. clause

    ve-SHA-a-nan mi-PA-khad RA-a

  4. sentence

    ve-sho-ME-a LI yish-kein-BE-takh ve-SHA-a-nan mi-PA-khad RA-a

Exegesis

The final prepositional chain mi-pāḥaḏ rāʿā {מִפַּ֥חַד רָעָֽה | mippāḥaḏ rāʿā} ‘from fear of evil’ completes the parallelism. This syntax links the act of listening to the ensuing assurance of security and freedom from anxiety.

Root and etymology

פ־ח־ד

to fear, dread

In contextProverbs 1:33

But the one who listens to me will dwell in safety and be at ease from the fear of evil.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 1:33:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 1:33, so the Hebrew word מִפַּ֥חַד (mipakhad) 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.1.33.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.33.W5.S1) and character.