Proverbs 17:9:1Prov.17.9.W1TAB
מְֽכַסֶּה־פֶּ֭שַׁע
mekhassepesha
“one covering an offense or transgression”
- Transliteration
- me-khas-SE-PE-sha
- Extended
- meh-khahs-SEH-PEH-shah
- IPA
- /məxasˈseː.ˈpɛ.ʃaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- one covering an offense or transgression
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-khas-SE-PE-sha
- clause
me-khas-SE-PE-sha me-vak-KESH a-ha-VA
- sentence
me-khas-SE-PE-sha me-vak-KESH a-ha-VA ve-sho-NE ve-da-VAR maf-RID a-LUF
Exegesis
The verse begins with the participle mekhaseh {מְֽכַסֶּה | mĕḵasseh} ‘covering’ forming a circumstantial clause indicating ongoing action.
It is followed by the noun pesha {פֶּ֭שַׁע | pēšā‘} ‘transgression’ as its direct object.
Root and etymology
פ־שׁ־ע
“to rebel, transgress”
In context — Proverbs 17:9
One who covers a transgression seeks love, but one who keeps repeating a matter drives apart close friends .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 17:9, so the Hebrew word מְֽכַסֶּה־פֶּ֭שַׁע (mekhassepesha) 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.17.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.9.W1.S1) and character.