Proverbs 17:19:7Prov.17.19.W7TAB
מְבַקֶּשׁ־שָֽׁבֶר׃
mevakkeshshaver
“seeks ruin or destruction”
- Transliteration
- me-vak-KESH-sha-VER
- Extended
- meh-vahk-KESH-shah-VEHR
- IPA
- /məvaqˈqeːʃ.ʃaːˈvɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- seeks ruin or destruction
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-vak-KESH-sha-VER
- clause
mag-bi-A PIT-kho me-vak-KESH-sha-VER
- sentence
o-HEV PE-sha o-HEV ma-TSА mag-bi-A PIT-kho me-vak-KESH-sha-VER
Exegesis
In the second clause, the Hifil participle magbiah {מַגְּבִ֥יהַּ | magbîhâ} “he exalts” modifies the construct pitcho {פִּ֝תְח֗וֹ | pitḥō} “his gate” as a metaphor for pride, while the Piel participle mevakesh {מְבַקֶּשׁ | məvak-keš} “he seeks” pairs with shever {שָֽׁבֶר | šāḇer} “destruction” to express inevitable ruin. These Hebrew participial constructions are rendered into English as subject-verb-object to preserve clarity and maintain the verse’s antithetic structure.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–bet–resh
“break, shatter”
In context — Proverbs 17:19
Whoever loves transgression loves strife, and whoever exalts his gate seeks destruction.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 17:19, so the Hebrew word מְבַקֶּשׁ־שָֽׁבֶר׃ (mevakkeshshaver) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.19.W7.S1) and character.