Proverbs 16:19:5Prov.16.19.W5TAB
מֵֽחַלֵּ֥ק
mekhalek
“than dividing”
- Transliteration
- me-kha-LEK
- Extended
- mee-khah-LEHK
- IPA
- /meː.ħalˈleːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- than dividing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-kha-LEK
- phraseyour reading level
me-kha-LEK sha-LAL
- clause
me-kha-LEK sha-LAL ET-ge-i-YIM
- sentence
TOV she-FAL-RU-akh ET-a-ni-yim a-na-VIM me-kha-LEK sha-LAL ET-ge-i-YIM
Exegesis
The prepositional comparative mê {מֵ | mê} introduces the contrast clause, governing the infinitive ḥallēq {חַלֵּק | ḥallēq} ‘divide’ plus the noun šā-lāl {שָׁלָל | šā-lāl} ‘spoil.’
Root and etymology
ḥ-l-qchet–lamed–qof
“to divide”
In context — Proverbs 16:19
Better to be lowly in spirit among the afflicted than to divide the spoil with the proud .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 16:19, so the Hebrew word מֵֽחַלֵּ֥ק (mekhalek) 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.16.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.19.W5.S1) and character.