Proverbs 14:17:1Prov.14.17.W1TAB
קְֽצַר־אַ֭פַּיִם
ketsarapayim
“short of nostrils or short-tempered”
- Transliteration
- ke-TSAR-A-PA-yim
- Extended
- keh-TSAR-AH-PAH-yihm
- IPA
- /qəˈtsar.ʔapˈpajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- short of nostrils or short-tempered
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-TSAR-A-PA-yim
- clause
ke-TSAR-A-PA-yim ya-a-SE i-VE-let
- sentence
ke-TSAR-A-PA-yim ya-a-SE i-VE-let ve-ISH me-zim-MOT yis-sa-NE
Exegesis
The proverb opens with the idiom ketzar-appayim {קְֽצַר־אַ֭פַּיִם | qə-ṣar-appa-yim} ‘short of anger,’ indicating a lack of patience.
Root and etymology
RootQof, Tsade, Resh
“to be short, lacking”
In context — Proverbs 14:17
One who is quick to anger acts with folly , and a man of schemes is hated.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 14:17, so the Hebrew word קְֽצַר־אַ֭פַּיִם (ketsarapayim) 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.14.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.17.W1.S1) and character.