Proverbs 18:7:2Prov.18.7.W2TAB
מְחִתָּה־ל֑וֹ
mekhitalo
“a ruin to him”
- Transliteration
- me-khi-TA-lo
- Extended
- meh-khih-TAA-loh
- IPA
- /mə.ħitˈtaː.loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a ruin to him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-khi-TA-lo
- clause
PI-khe-SIL me-khi-TA-lo
- sentence
PI-khe-SIL me-khi-TA-lo u-se-fa-TAV mo-KESH naf-SHO
Exegesis
The sequence mekhittah {מְחִתָּה | mə-ḥi-ṭ-ṭâh} lô {ל֑וֹ | lô} forms “destruction-to-him.”
Root and etymology
m-ḥ-tmem–ḥet–tav
“to shatter, destroy”
In context — Proverbs 18:7
The mouth of a fool is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 18:7, so the Hebrew word מְחִתָּה־ל֑וֹ (mekhitalo) 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.18.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.7.W2.S1) and character.