Proverbs 12:9:5Prov.12.9.W5TAB
מִ֝מְּתַכַּבֵּ֗ד
mimtekabbed
“than one making himself honored”
- Transliteration
- mim-te-kab-BED
- Extended
- mihm-teh-kahb-BEED
- IPA
- /mim.tə.xabˈbeːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- than one making himself honored
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mim-te-kab-BED
- clause
mim-te-kab-BED va-kha-SAR-la-khem
- sentence
TOV nik-le ve-E-ved LO mim-te-kab-BED va-kha-SAR-la-khem
Exegesis
The comparative marker mî {מִ | mî} ‘than’ introduces the participial subject metteḵəbbēḏ {מְתַכַּבֵּד | metteḵəbbēḏ} ‘one who exalts himself’ in contrast.
In context — Proverbs 12:9
Better is one who is despised and has a servant than one who honors himself and lacks bread .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 12:9, so the Hebrew word מִ֝מְּתַכַּבֵּ֗ד (mimtekabbed) 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.12.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.9.W5.S1) and character.