Proverbs 16:11:3Prov.16.11.W3TAB
מִ֭שְׁפָּט
mishpat
“justice or judgment”
- Transliteration
- mish-PAT
- Extended
- mihsh-PAAT
- IPA
- /miʃˈpɔːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- justice or judgment
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mish-PAT
- 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
Mishpat {מִשְׁפָּט | miš-pā-ṭ} in construct specifies the domain of justice.
Root and etymology
š-p-ṭshin–pe–tav
“to judge, govern, decide”
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 16:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 16:11, so the Hebrew word מִ֭שְׁפָּט (mishpat) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.11.W3.S1) and character.