Proverbs 17:19:4Prov.17.19.W4TAB
מַצָּ֑ה
matsа
“strife or quarrel”
- Transliteration
- ma-TSА
- Extended
- mah-TSAH
- IPA
- /mat͡sˈtsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- strife or quarrel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-TSА
- clause
o-HEV PE-sha o-HEV ma-TSА
- sentence
o-HEV PE-sha o-HEV ma-TSА mag-bi-A PIT-kho me-vak-KESH-sha-VER
Exegesis
The verse is structured as a chiastic parallelism in two clauses: the Qal participle ohev {אֹ֣הֵֽב | ʾôhêb} “he loves” governs pesha {פֶּ֭שַׁע | pešāʿ} “transgression” in the first clause and mirrors the same participle governing matsah {מַצָּ֑ה | maṣṣāh} “strife” in the second clause, highlighting moral cause and effect.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–tsadi–heh
“strive, contend”
In context — Proverbs 17:19
Whoever loves transgression loves strife, and whoever exalts his gate seeks destruction.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 17:19, so the Hebrew word מַצָּ֑ה (matsа) 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.17.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.19.W4.S1) and character.