Proverbs 10:1:1Prov.10.1.W1TAB
מִשְׁלֵ֗י
mishle
“proverbs of”
- Transliteration
- mish-LE
- Extended
- mihsh-LEE
- IPA
- /miʃˈleː/
Meaning by language
- English
- proverbs of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mish-LE
- clause
mish-LE she-lo-MO BEN kha-KHAM ye-sa-MMAKH-AV
- sentence
mish-LE she-lo-MO BEN kha-KHAM ye-sa-MMAKH-AV u-VEN ke-SIL tu-GAT i-MO
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct phrase mishlei {מִשְׁלֵ֗י | miš·lê} ‘proverbs of’ followed by the genitive modifier shelomoh {שְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה | šĕ·lō·mō(h)} establishing a superscription.
In context — Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:1:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 10:1, so the Hebrew word מִשְׁלֵ֗י (mishle) 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.10.1.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.1.W1.S1) and character.