Proverbs 16:4:2Prov.16.4.W2TAB
פָּעַ֣ל
paal
“he made or he worked”
- Transliteration
- pa-AL
- Extended
- paa-AL
- IPA
- /paˈʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- he made or he worked
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-AL
- clause
KOL pa-AL Ye-ho-VAH lam-ma-a-NE-hu
- sentence
KOL pa-AL Ye-ho-VAH lam-ma-a-NE-hu ve-gam-ra-SHA le-YOM ra-A
Exegesis
The Qal perfect verb pa'al {פָּעַל | pā‘al} ‘has made’ forms the predicate in Verb–Subject order, immediately followed by the divine name YHWH {יְ֭הוָה | Yəhōwāh}, highlighting divine agency.
Root and etymology
p-ʿ-lPe–Ayin–Lamed
“to do, make, work”
In context — Proverbs 16:4
The LORD has made everything for His purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 16:4, so the Hebrew word פָּעַ֣ל (paal) 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.16.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.4.W2.S1) and character.