Proverbs 16:10:5Prov.16.10.W5TAB
יִמְעַל־פִּֽיו׃
yimalpiv
“his mouth will not act unfaithfully”
- Transliteration
- yim-AL-pi-V
- Extended
- yihm-AHL-pee-VEH
- IPA
- /jimˈʕal.piːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his mouth will not act unfaithfully
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
yim-AL-pi-V
- phraseyour reading level
LO yim-AL-pi-V
- clause
be-mish-PAT LO yim-AL-pi-V
- sentence
KE-sem al-sif-TE-me-lekh be-mish-PAT LO yim-AL-pi-V
Exegesis
The imperfect verb yimʿal {יִמְעַל־ | yĭm-ʿāl} denotes a habitual action; the negative particle lō {לֹ֣א | lō} expresses absolute negation. The formal rendering mirrors Hebrew word order to emphasize judicial integrity, whereas the dynamic rendering shifts the imagery into modern evaluative language.
Root and etymology
m-ʿ-lmem–ayin–lamed
“to act unfaithfully, to betray”
In context — Proverbs 16:10
An oracle is upon the king’s lips; in judgment his mouth does not transgress .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 16:10, so the Hebrew word יִמְעַל־פִּֽיו׃ (yimalpiv) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.10.W5.S1) and character.