Proverbs 12:4:6Prov.12.4.W6TAB
מְבִישָֽׁה׃
mevisha
“one causing shame”
- Transliteration
- me-vi-SHA
- Extended
- meh-vih-SHAA
- IPA
- /mə.viːˈʃaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- one causing shame
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-vi-SHA
- phraseyour reading level
be-ats-mo-TAI-v me-vi-SHA
- clause
u-khe-ra-KAV be-ats-mo-TAI-v me-vi-SHA
- sentence
E-shet-KHA-yil a-TE-ret ba-a-LAH u-khe-ra-KAV be-ats-mo-TAI-v me-vi-SHA
Exegesis
The participle mevišah {מְבִישָׁה | mə-vi-šāh} ‘one who brings shame’ functions as the subject of the second clause, emphasizing ongoing dishonorable action. The antithetic parallelism contrasts the woman’s contribution to honor and the source of shame in balanced nominal clauses bridged by implicit copulas.
In context — Proverbs 12:4
A woman of strength is a crown to her husband, but one who brings shame is like decay in his bones.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 12:4, so the Hebrew word מְבִישָֽׁה׃ (mevisha) 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.12.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.4.W6.S1) and character.