Proverbs 18:9:3Prov.18.9.W3TAB
בִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ
bimlaakhto
“in his work or in his task”
- Transliteration
- bim-la-AKH-to
- Extended
- bihm-lah-AKH-toh
- IPA
- /vim.laˈʔaχ.tɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his work or in his task
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
bim-la-AKH-to
- clause
GAM mit-ra-PE bim-la-AKH-to
- sentence
GAM mit-ra-PE bim-la-AKH-to AKH HU le-VA-al mash-khit
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bi·məl·áḵ·tô {בִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ | bə·məl·áḵ·tô} ’in his work’ forms a construct chain specifying the realm of failure.
In context — Proverbs 18:9
Also, one who is slack in his work is brother to a master of destruction.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 18:9, so the Hebrew word בִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ (bimlaakhto) 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.18.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.9.W3.S1) and character.