Proverbs 12:14:1Prov.12.14.W1TAB
מִפְּרִ֣י
mipperi
“from fruit of”
- Transliteration
- mip-pe-RI
- Extended
- mihp-peh-REE
- IPA
- /mip.pəˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from fruit of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mip-pe-RI
- clause
mip-pe-RI pi-ISH yis-be-A-TOB
- sentence
mip-pe-RI pi-ISH yis-be-A-TOB u-ge-MUL ye-DE-A-DAM ya-SHUV ya-SHIV LO
Exegesis
The first clause uses the construct phrase mipri {מִפְּרִי | mî-prî} ‘from the fruit’ linked to pi-ʾiš {פִי־אִישׁ | pî-ʾîš} ‘mouth of a man’ to indicate that speech yields results.
Root and etymology
p-r-y
“fruit, produce”
In context — Proverbs 12:14
From the fruit of a man's mouth one is satisfied with good, and the recompense of a person's hands is returned to him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 12:14, so the Hebrew word מִפְּרִ֣י (mipperi) 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.12.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.14.W1.S1) and character.