Proverbs 14:35:6Prov.14.35.W6TAB
מֵבִֽישׁ׃
mevish
“for one causing shame”
- Transliteration
- me-VISH
- Extended
- mee-VEESH
- IPA
- /məˈviːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- for one causing shame
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-VISH
- phraseyour reading level
ti-he-YE me-VISH
- clause
ve-e-vra-TO ti-he-YE me-VISH
- sentence
re-TSOHN-ME-lekh le-E-ved mas-KEEL ve-e-vra-TO ti-he-YE me-VISH
Exegesis
The final participle mevish {מֵבִישׁ | mē-wī-š} ‘one who causes shame’ completes the parallelism, contrasting the reward for wisdom with the penalty for disgrace.
Root and etymology
b-v-shbet–vav–shin
“to shame, humiliate”
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 14:35:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 14:35, so the Hebrew word מֵבִֽישׁ׃ (mevish) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.35.W6.S1) and character.