Proverbs 17:9:6Prov.17.9.W6TAB
מַפְרִ֥יד
mafrid
“separates”
- Transliteration
- maf-RID
- Extended
- mahf-REED
- IPA
- /mafˈriːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- separates
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
maf-RID
- phraseyour reading level
maf-RID a-LUF
- clause
ve-sho-NE ve-da-VAR maf-RID a-LUF
- sentence
me-khas-SE-PE-sha me-vak-KESH a-ha-VA ve-sho-NE ve-da-VAR maf-RID a-LUF
Exegesis
The participle maphrid {מַפְרִ֥יד | maphrîḏ} ‘separating’ portrays the characteristic effect, and the noun allûf {אַלּֽוּף | ’allûf} ‘close friend’ is the recipient of that action. The parallel participial clauses create an antithesis that highlights the relational outcomes of concealment versus repetition.
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 17:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 17:9, so the Hebrew word מַפְרִ֥יד (mafrid) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.9.W6.S1) and character.