Proverbs 15:26:3Prov.15.26.W3TAB
מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת
makhshevot
“thoughts of”
- Transliteration
- makh-she-VOT
- Extended
- mahkh-sheh-VOHT
- IPA
- /maħ.ʃăˈvoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- thoughts of
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
makh-she-VOT
- clause
to-a-VAT Ye-ho-VAH makh-she-VOT RA
- sentence
to-a-VAT Ye-ho-VAH makh-she-VOT RA u-te-ho-RIM im-RE-NO-am
Exegesis
The feminine plural noun machshevot ra {מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת רָ֑ע | maḥ-šê-bōṯ rāʿ} ‘evil thoughts’ describes corrupt intentions.
Root and etymology
ḥ-š-bchet–shin–bet
“to think, plan”
In context — Proverbs 15:26
The thoughts of evil are an abomination to the LORD ; but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 15:26, so the Hebrew word מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת (makhshevot) 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.15.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.26.W3.S1) and character.