Proverbs 14:25:1Prov.14.25.W1TAB
מַצִּ֣יל
matsil
“delivering or rescuing”
- Transliteration
- ma-TSIL
- Extended
- mah-TSEEL
- IPA
- /mat͡sˈt͡siːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- delivering or rescuing
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-TSIL
- clause
ma-TSIL ne-fa-SHOT ED e-MET
- sentence
ma-TSIL ne-fa-SHOT ED e-MET ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM mir-MA
Exegesis
The hiphil participle matzil {מַצִּיל | ma-ṣîl} ‘delivering’ governs the object nefashot {נְפָשׁוֹת | nə-pā-šōt} ‘lives.’
Root and etymology
נ־צ־ל
“to rescue, deliver”
In context — Proverbs 14:25
A witness of truth preserves lives, yet one who utters lies practices deceit .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 14:25, so the Hebrew word מַצִּ֣יל (matsil) 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.14.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.25.W1.S1) and character.