Proverbs 14:26:6Prov.14.26.W6TAB
מַחְסֶֽה׃
makhse
“a refuge”
- Transliteration
- makh-SE
- Extended
- mahkh-SEH
- IPA
- /maħˈsɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a refuge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
makh-SE
- phraseyour reading level
yih-HE-ye makh-SE
- clause
u-le-va-NAV yih-HE-ye makh-SE
- sentence
be-yir-AT Ye-ho-VAH mi-ve-TAKH-OZ u-le-va-NAV yih-HE-ye makh-SE
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yihyeh {יִהְיֶה | yi-hy-eh} with machseh {מַחְסֶה | makh-sēh} predicts ongoing refuge. The parallel structure underscores a twofold outcome of reverent fear: personal confidence and generational shelter.
Root and etymology
ḥ-s-hchet–samekh–he
“to seek refuge, shelter”
In context — Proverbs 14:26
In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence , and to his children it will be a refuge.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:26:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 14:26, so the Hebrew word מַחְסֶֽה׃ (makhse) 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.14.26.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.26.W6.S1) and character.