Proverbs 16:10:2Prov.16.10.W2TAB
עַֽל־שִׂפְתֵי־מֶ֑לֶךְ
alsiftemelekh
“upon the lips of a king”
- Transliteration
- al-sif-TE-me-lekh
- Extended
- ahl-sihf-TEE-meh-LEHkh
- IPA
- /ʕal.ʃifˈteː.mɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon the lips of a king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-sif-TE-me-lekh
- clause
KE-sem al-sif-TE-me-lekh
- sentence
KE-sem al-sif-TE-me-lekh be-mish-PAT LO yim-AL-pi-V
Exegesis
The construct chain siftei-melekh {שִׂפְתֵי־מֶ֑לֶךְ | sif-tê-ʼ me-lekh} ‘lips of the king’ identifies the royal speaker.
Root and etymology
RootMem–Lamed–Kaf
“ruler”
In context — Proverbs 16:10
An oracle is upon the king’s lips; in judgment his mouth does not transgress .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 16:10, so the Hebrew word עַֽל־שִׂפְתֵי־מֶ֑לֶךְ (alsiftemelekh) 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.16.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.10.W2.S1) and character.