Proverbs 17:12:1Prov.17.12.W1TAB
פָּג֬וֹשׁ
pagosh
“to meet”
- Transliteration
- pa-GOSH
- Extended
- pah-GOHSH
- IPA
- /paˈɣoːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to meet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-GOSH
- clause
pa-GOSH DOV sha-KUL be-ISH
- sentence
pa-GOSH DOV sha-KUL be-ISH ve-AL-ke-SIL be-i-val-TO
Exegesis
The verse begins with the infinitive construct pagosh {פָּג֬וֹשׁ | pāgôš} ‘to meet,’ fronted for heightened vividness.
In context — Proverbs 17:12
Let a bear bereaved of her cubs meet a man, but not a fool in his folly.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 17:12, so the Hebrew word פָּג֬וֹשׁ (pagosh) 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.17.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.12.W1.S1) and character.