Proverbs 16:3:5Prov.16.3.W5TAB
מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ׃
makhshevotekha
“your thoughts or plans”
- Transliteration
- ma-kh-she-VO-te-kha
- Extended
- mah-kheh-shveh-VOH-teh-khah
- IPA
- /maħ.ʃəvoːˈtɛj.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your thoughts or plans
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-kh-she-VO-te-kha
- clause
ve-yik-KO-nu ma-kh-she-VO-te-kha
- sentence
GOL el-ye-ho-VAH ma-a-SE-kha ve-yik-KO-nu ma-kh-she-VO-te-kha
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect veyikkonu {וְיִכֹּנוּ | wəyikkōnū} ‘and will be established’ introduces the result clause with machshevoteikha {מַחְשְׁבֹתֶיךָ | maḥšəḇōṯê-ka} ‘your thoughts’ as the subject. This protasis–apodosis structure connects an act of covenantal entrustment with the assurance of divine establishment.
Root and etymology
ḥ-š-bh-sh-b
“to think, reckon”
In context — Proverbs 16:3
Entrust your works to the LORD , and your plans will be made firm.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 16:3, so the Hebrew word מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ׃ (makhshevotekha) 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.16.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.3.W5.S1) and character.