Proverbs 16:31:6Prov.16.31.W6TAB
תִּמָּצֵֽא׃
timmatse
“it is found”
- Transliteration
- tim-ma-TSE
- Extended
- tihm-mah-TSEEH
- IPA
- /tim.maːˈtseː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is found
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tim-ma-TSE
- clause
be-DE-rekh tse-da-KA tim-ma-TSE
- sentence
a-TE-ret tif-e-RET se-VA be-DE-rekh tse-da-KA tim-ma-TSE
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase be-derekh tsedaqah {בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ צְ֝דָקָ֗ה | bə-de-rekh ṣə-dā-qāh} ‘in the way of righteousness’ sets the condition under which the metaphorical crown is ‘found’ (tim-mā-ṣēʾ {תִּמָּצֵֽא} Niphal imperfect). The passive nuance of the Niphal voice conveys attainment rather than self-assertion. The word order highlights the linkage between honored age and moral integrity.
In context — Proverbs 16:31
A crown of glory is gray hair when it is found in the way of righteousness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:31:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 16:31, so the Hebrew word תִּמָּצֵֽא׃ (timmatse) 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.16.31.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.31.W6.S1) and character.