Proverbs 13:11:2Prov.13.11.W2TAB
מֵהֶ֣בֶל
mehevel
“from vanity or breath or emptiness”
- Transliteration
- me-HE-vel
- Extended
- meh-HEH-vehl
- IPA
- /meːˈhɛ.vɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- from vanity or breath or emptiness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-HE-vel
- clause
HON me-HE-vel yim-e-AT
- sentence
HON me-HE-vel yim-e-AT ve-ko-VETS al-YAD yar-BE
Exegesis
The first clause links wealth with emptiness through the construct phrase mehevel {מֵהֶבֶל | mēhevel} ‘from emptiness’, concluding with the imperfect yimat {יִמְעָט | yimə‛āṭ} ‘will diminish’.
Root and etymology
h–b–lh-b-l
“breath, vanity”
In context — Proverbs 13:11
Wealth gained in haste will diminish, but he who gathers by hand will increase.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 13:11, so the Hebrew word מֵהֶ֣בֶל (mehevel) 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.13.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.11.W2.S1) and character.