Proverbs 13:10:3Prov.13.10.W3TAB
מַצָּ֑ה
mattsa
“strife or quarrel”
- Transliteration
- mat-TSA
- Extended
- maht-TSAA
- IPA
- /matˈtsɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- strife or quarrel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mat-TSA
- clause
rak-be-za-DON yit-TEN mat-TSA
- sentence
rak-be-za-DON yit-TEN mat-TSA ve-ET-no-a-TSIM khokh-MA
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yiten {יִתֵּן | yiṯtēn} functions impersonally as “is given,” taking matzah {מַצָּה | maṣṣāh} “strife” as its result.
Root and etymology
n-ṣ-hn-ṣ-h
“to strive, contend”
In context — Proverbs 13:10
Only by arrogance is strife given, but with those who take counsel is wisdom.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 13:10, so the Hebrew word מַצָּ֑ה (mattsa) 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.13.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.10.W3.S1) and character.