Proverbs 12:13:3Prov.12.13.W3TAB
מוֹקֵ֣שׁ
mokesh
“a snare”
- Transliteration
- mo-KESH
- Extended
- moh-KEESH
- IPA
- /moːˈqeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a snare
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mo-KESH
- clause
be-FE-sha se-fa-TA-yim mo-KESH RA
- sentence
be-FE-sha se-fa-TA-yim mo-KESH RA va-ye-TSI mits-tsa-RA tsad-DIK
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bepesha {בְּפֶ֣שַׁע | bə-pê-šāʿ} ‘transgression’ frames the cause of mokesh {מוֹקֵ֣שׁ | mō-ḳêš} ‘snare’ in a circumstantial clause.
In context — Proverbs 12:13
In the transgression of lips there is a snare for the wicked, but a righteous one will go out of distress.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 12:13, so the Hebrew word מוֹקֵ֣שׁ (mokesh) 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.12.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.13.W3.S1) and character.