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

Result
מַֽ + עַ + רְ + כֵי + לֵ֑ב
ma + a + re + khe + lev
maarekhelev

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    ma-a-re-KHE-LEv

  2. clause

    le-A-dam ma-a-re-KHE-LEv

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.