Proverbs 13:3:5Prov.13.3.W5TAB
פֹּשֵׂ֥ק
posek
“one who opens wide”
- Transliteration
- po-SEK
- Extended
- poh-SEHK
- IPA
- /poːˈseːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- one who opens wide
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
po-SEK
- phraseyour reading level
po-SEK se-fa-TAV
- clause
po-SEK se-fa-TAV me-khi-TA-la-LO
- sentence
no-TSER PI-v sho-MER naf-SHO po-SEK se-fa-TAV me-khi-TA-la-LO
Exegesis
The verse employs a parallel antithetical structure centered on two participial clauses: notzer {נֹצֵ֣ר | nō-ṣēr} ‘guarding’ piv {פִּ֭יו | pîw} ‘his mouth’ contrasts with posek {פֹּשֵׂ֥ק | pō-śēq} ‘opening wide’ sefataiv {שְׂפָתָ֗יו | sə-p̄ā-tāyw} ‘his lips.’
In context — Proverbs 13:3
Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life ; but whoever opens wide his lips comes to ruin .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 13:3, so the Hebrew word פֹּשֵׂ֥ק (posek) 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.13.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.3.W5.S1) and character.