Proverbs 15:22:1Prov.15.22.W1TAB
הָפֵ֣ר
hafer
“are broken”
- Transliteration
- ha-FER
- Extended
- haa-FEER
- IPA
- /haːˈfeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- are broken
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-FER
- clause
ha-FER ma-kha-sha-VOT be-EN SOD
- sentence
ha-FER ma-kha-sha-VOT be-EN SOD u-ve-ROV yo-a-TSIM ta-KUM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the causative verb haper {הָפֵ֣ר | hâ-pêr} ‘to frustrate’ governing the noun machashavot {מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹת | maḥ-ă-šā-vōṯ} ‘plans’.
Root and etymology
p-r-rpe–resh–resh
“to break, frustrate”
In context — Proverbs 15:22
Plans are frustrated when there is no counsel , but in the multitude of counselors they are established .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 15:22, so the Hebrew word הָפֵ֣ר (hafer) 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.15.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.22.W1.S1) and character.