Proverbs 11:13:3Prov.11.13.W3TAB
מְגַלֶּה־סּ֑וֹד
megallesod
“reveals a secret”
- Transliteration
- me-gal-LE-SOD
- Extended
- meh-gahl-LEH-SOHD
- IPA
- /məɣalˈleː.soːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- reveals a secret
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-gal-LE-SOD
- clause
ho-LEKH ra-KHIL me-gal-LE-SOD
- sentence
ho-LEKH ra-KHIL me-gal-LE-SOD ve-ne-e-MAN-RU-akh me-khas-SE da-VAR
Exegesis
The participle megalleh {מְגַלֶּה | mə-gallē-ʾê} ‘revealing’ governs sod {סּוֹד | sōḏ} ‘secret’ as its object.
Root and etymology
s-w-dSamekh–Waw–Dalet
“confidential counsel, secret”
In context — Proverbs 11:13
A talebearer goes about revealing a secret, but one with a faithful spirit conceals a matter .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 11:13, so the Hebrew word מְגַלֶּה־סּ֑וֹד (megallesod) 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.11.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.13.W3.S1) and character.