Proverbs 16:11:1Prov.16.11.W1TAB
פֶּ֤לֶ
peles
“a balance beam or just balance”
- Transliteration
- PE-les
- Extended
- PEH-lehs
- IPA
- /ˈpɛ.lɛs/
Meaning by language
- English
- a balance beam or just balance
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PE-les
- clause
PE-les u-mo-ze-NEI mish-PAT la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
PE-les u-mo-ze-NEI mish-PAT la-ye-ho-VAH ma-a-SE-hu KAL-av-NEI-khis
Exegesis
The verse begins with peles {פֶּ֤לֶס | pe-leṣ} ‘scale’ paralleled by moznei {מֹאזְנֵ֣י | mō-az-nē} ‘balances’, forming synonymous parallelism to underscore precision in measurement.
In context — Proverbs 16:11
Just scales and balanced measures are the LORD’s ; every stone-weight in the bag is His work .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 16:11, so the Hebrew word פֶּ֤לֶ (peles) 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.16.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.11.W1.S1) and character.