Proverbs 16:1:2Prov.16.1.W2TAB
מַֽעַרְכֵי־לֵ֑ב
maarekhelev
“arrangements of heart”
- Transliteration
- ma-a-re-KHE-LEv
- Extended
- mah-ah-reh-KHEH-LEHV
- IPA
- /ma.ʕarˈxeː.leːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- arrangements of heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-a-re-KHE-LEv
- clause
le-A-dam ma-a-re-KHE-LEv
- sentence
le-A-dam ma-a-re-KHE-LEv u-me-ye-ho-VAH ma-a-NE la-SHON
Exegesis
The construct ma‘arkhei-lev {מַֽעַרְכֵי־לֵ֑ב | ma·ʿar·qê·ley·lev} pairs human intention with heart imagery.
Root and etymology
Rootʿayin–resh–khet
“to arrange, set in order”
In context — Proverbs 16:1
A person may arrange the plans of the heart, but the LORD gives the reply of the tongue .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 16:1, so the Hebrew word מַֽעַרְכֵי־לֵ֑ב (maarekhelev) 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.16.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.1.W2.S1) and character.