Proverbs 10:17:7Prov.10.17.W7TAB
מַתְעֶֽה׃
mateh
“leads astray or misleads”
- Transliteration
- mat-EH
- Extended
- maht-EH
- IPA
- /matˈʕɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- leads astray or misleads
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mat-EH
- phraseyour reading level
to-KHA-khat mat-EH
- clause
ve-o-ZEV to-KHA-khat mat-EH
- sentence
O-rakh le-kha-YIM sho-MER mu-SAR ve-o-ZEV to-KHA-khat mat-EH
Exegesis
A contrasting clause appears with the distributive waw: ve-ozév tochachat {וְעוֹזֵב תּוֹכַחַת | wə-ō-zēv tō-kha-ḥat} ‘and one who forsakes correction’, and the hifil participle mat’eh {מַתְעֶה | măṯ-ʿê-hê} ‘causes to err’ imparts a causative effect of neglect. The synonymous parallelism links ethical adherence with life and ethical neglect with misguidance, preserving Hebrew word order where possible and adjusting only for English clarity.
Root and etymology
ת־ע־ה
“to err, wander”
In context — Proverbs 10:17
The path to life is for one who keeps discipline , but one who forsakes correction goes astray.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 10:17, so the Hebrew word מַתְעֶֽה׃ (mateh) 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.10.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.17.W7.S1) and character.