Proverbs 16:14:2Prov.16.14.W2TAB
מַלְאֲכֵי־מָ֑וֶת
malakheimavet
“messengers of death”
- Transliteration
- mal-a-KHEI-MA-vet
- Extended
- mahl-ah-KHEI-MAA-veht
- IPA
- /mal.ʔăˈxeː.maːˈvɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- messengers of death
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mal-a-KHEI-MA-vet
- clause
kha-MAT-me-LEKH mal-a-KHEI-MA-vet
- sentence
kha-MAT-me-LEKH mal-a-KHEI-MA-vet ve-ISH kha-KHAM ye-khap-pe-REN-na
Exegesis
This is followed by malakhei mawet {מַלְאֲכֵי־מָוֶת | mal-ʼă-ḵê mā-weṯ} ‘messengers of death,’ amplifying the peril of royal anger.
Root and etymology
m-w-tmem–vav–tav
“to die”
In context — Proverbs 16:14
A king’s anger takes the form of messengers of death, but a wise man will appease it .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 16:14, so the Hebrew word מַלְאֲכֵי־מָ֑וֶת (malakheimavet) 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.16.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.14.W2.S1) and character.