Proverbs 12:21:5Prov.12.21.W5TAB
מָ֣לְאוּ
maleu
“are filled”
- Transliteration
- mal-E-u
- Extended
- maal-EH-oo
- IPA
- /mɔlˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- are filled
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
mal-E-u
- phraseyour reading level
mal-E-u RA
- clause
u-re-sha-IM mal-E-u RA
- sentence
LO-ye-u-NE la-tsa-DIK KAL-A-ven u-re-sha-IM mal-E-u RA
Exegesis
The Qal perfect verb maleu {מָלְאוּ | māl’û} “they are filled” asserts a completed result, and the final noun ra {רָע | rā‘} “trouble” completes the second clause. This antithetical parallelism underscores the moral contrast between preservation for the righteous and calamity for the wicked.
In context — Proverbs 12:21
No evil will befall the righteous, but the wicked will be filled with trouble .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 12:21, so the Hebrew word מָ֣לְאוּ (maleu) 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.12.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.21.W5.S1) and character.