Proverbs 17:4:2Prov.17.4.W2TAB
מַקְשִׁ֣יב
makshiv
“listens attentively”
- Transliteration
- mak-shiv
- Extended
- mahk-sheev
- IPA
- /maqˈʃiːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- listens attentively
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mak-shiv
- clause
me-RA mak-shiv al-se-FAT-A-ven
- sentence
me-RA mak-shiv al-se-FAT-A-ven SHE-ker me-ZIN al-le-SHON ha-VOT
Exegesis
The first clause begins with the prepositional phrase mera {מֵרַע | mērāʿ} ‘from evil’ followed by the hiphil participle makshiv {מַקְשִׁיב | maq-šîḇ} ‘one who listens.’
In context — Proverbs 17:4
An evildoer listens to the lip of iniquity, and a liar gives ear to a tongue of destructions .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 17:4, so the Hebrew word מַקְשִׁ֣יב (makshiv) 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.17.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.4.W2.S1) and character.