Proverbs 17:2:1Prov.17.2.W1TAB
עֶֽבֶד־מַשְׂכִּ֗יל
evedmaskil
“a servant acting wisely”
- Transliteration
- E-ved-mas-KIL
- Extended
- EH-veh d-mahs-KEEL
- IPA
- /ˈʕɛ.vɛd.masˈkiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- a servant acting wisely
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-ved-mas-KIL
- clause
E-ved-mas-KIL yim-SHOL be-VEN me-VISH
- sentence
E-ved-mas-KIL yim-SHOL be-VEN me-VISH u-ve-TOKH a-KHIM ya-kha-LOK na-kha-LA
Exegesis
The noun-adjective sequence eved maskil {עֶֽבֶד־מַשְׂכִּיל | ʿeḇeḏ-maskîl} ‘discerning servant’ foregrounds the servant’s wisdom as the basis for authority.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-b-d
“to serve, work”
In context — Proverbs 17:2
A discerning servant will rule over a son who causes shame, and will share in the inheritance among his brothers.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 17:2, so the Hebrew word עֶֽבֶד־מַשְׂכִּ֗יל (evedmaskil) 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.17.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.2.W1.S1) and character.