Proverbs 10:11:1Prov.10.11.W1TAB
מְק֣וֹר
mekor
“spring or fountain”
- Transliteration
- me-KOR
- Extended
- meh-KOHR
- IPA
- /məˈqoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- spring or fountain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-KOR
- clause
me-KOR kha-YIM PI tsa-DIK
- sentence
me-KOR kha-YIM PI tsa-DIK u-FI re-sha-IM ye-kha-SE kha-MAS
Exegesis
In the first clause, the construct chain mekor ḥayyîm {מְקוֹר חַיִּים | mə-qôr ḥay·yim} ‘fountain of life’ links mekor and ḥayyîm to evoke the sustaining source of righteous speech.
Root and etymology
ק־ו־ר
“spring forth”
In context — Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 10:11, so the Hebrew word מְק֣וֹר (mekor) 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.10.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.11.W1.S1) and character.