Proverbs 14:27:7Prov.14.27.W7TAB
מָֽוֶת׃
mavet
“death”
- Transliteration
- MA-vet
- Extended
- MAA-veh t
- IPA
- /ˈmaːvɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- death
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
MA-vet
- phraseyour reading level
mi-MO-ke-SHE MA-vet
- clause
la-SUR mi-MO-ke-SHE MA-vet
- sentence
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH me-KOR kha-YIM la-SUR mi-MO-ke-SHE MA-vet
Exegesis
This links to the construct chain mimmôqšê {מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי | mimmôqšê} mā-wet {מָֽוֶת׃ | mā-wet} ‘from the snares of death’. The Hebrew word order places the life metaphor before the purpose clause to emphasize that true reverence both grants vitality and redirects one away from danger.
Root and etymology
Rootmem-vav-tav
“death”
In context — Proverbs 14:27
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to turn aside from the snares of death.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:27:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 14:27, so the Hebrew word מָֽוֶת׃ (mavet) 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.14.27.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.27.W7.S1) and character.