Proverbs 11:17:1Prov.11.17.W1TAB
גֹּמֵ֣ל
gomel
“one who deals out or repays”
- Transliteration
- go-MEL
- Extended
- goh-MEHL
- IPA
- /goːˈmɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- one who deals out or repays
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
go-MEL
- clause
go-MEL NA-fe-sho ISH KHA-sed
- sentence
go-MEL NA-fe-sho ISH KHA-sed ve-o-KHER she-E-ro a-khe-za-RI
Exegesis
The participle gomel {גֹּמֵל | go-mel} ‘one who deals’ combines with ish {אִישׁ | īš} ‘man’ and chased {חָסֶד | ḥā-sed} ‘kindness’ in a construct phrase to express “man of kindness.”
Root and etymology
g-m-lgimel–mem–lamed
“to deal, reward, benefit”
In context — Proverbs 11:17
A man of kindness does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 11:17, so the Hebrew word גֹּמֵ֣ל (gomel) 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.11.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.17.W1.S1) and character.