Proverbs 10:8:3Prov.10.8.W3TAB
מִצְוֺ֑ת
mitsvot
“commandments”
- Transliteration
- mits-VOt
- Extended
- mihts-VOHT
- IPA
- /mitsˈvɔt/
Meaning by language
- English
- commandments
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mits-VOt
- clause
kha-KHAM-LEV yik-KAKH mits-VOt
- sentence
kha-KHAM-LEV yik-KAKH mits-VOt ve-e-VIL se-fa-TA-yim yil-la-VET
Exegesis
The imperfect yikkaḥ {יִקַּח | yik-kâḥ} ‘will take’ signals a habitual reception of mitzvot {מִצְוֹת | mits-vōṯ} ‘commands’, highlighting openness to guidance.
In context — Proverbs 10:8
The wise in heart will accept commands, but the fool of lips will come to ruin.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 10:8, so the Hebrew word מִצְוֺ֑ת (mitsvot) 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.10.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.8.W3.S1) and character.