Proverbs 11:14:3Prov.11.14.W3TAB
יִפָּל־עָ֑ם
yippalam
“a people falls”
- Transliteration
- yip-PAL-AM
- Extended
- yihp-PAAL-AHM
- IPA
- /jipˈpaːl.ʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a people falls
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yip-PAL-AM
- clause
be-EN takh-bu-LOT yip-PAL-AM
- sentence
be-EN takh-bu-LOT yip-PAL-AM u-te-shu-A be-ROV yo-ETS
Exegesis
The Nifal imperfect yippal-'am {יִפָּל־עָ֑ם | yippāl-‘ām} ‘will fall’ fuses verb and noun to denote that a people falls.
Root and etymology
“to fall”
In context — Proverbs 11:14
Where there is no counsel , the people fall; but in the abundance of counselors there is deliverance .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 11:14, so the Hebrew word יִפָּל־עָ֑ם (yippalam) 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.11.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.14.W3.S1) and character.