Proverbs 14:35:3Prov.14.35.W3TAB
מַשְׂכִּ֑יל
maskeel
“acting wisely”
- Transliteration
- mas-KEEL
- Extended
- mahs-KEEL
- IPA
- /masˈkiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- acting wisely
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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
mas-KEEL
- clause
re-TSOHN-ME-lekh le-E-ved mas-KEEL
- sentence
re-TSOHN-ME-lekh le-E-ved mas-KEEL ve-e-vra-TO ti-he-YE me-VISH
Exegesis
The beneficiary is marked by the prepositional phrase le-eved maskil {לְעֶבֶד מַשְׂכִּיל | lə-ʿe-veḏ mas-kîl} ‘to a discerning servant,’ where the Hiphil participle maskil conveys active insight.
Root and etymology
sh-k-lshin–kaf–lamed
“prudent, wise”
In context — Proverbs 14:35
The favor of a king rests on a discerning servant , but his wrath will be on one who causes shame .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:35:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 14:35, so the Hebrew word מַשְׂכִּ֑יל (maskeel) 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.14.35.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.35.W3.S1) and character.