Proverbs 18:9:7Prov.18.9.W7TAB
מַשְׁחִֽית׃
mashkhit
“one who destroys or a destroyer”
- Transliteration
- mash-khit
- Extended
- mahsh-khiht
- IPA
- /maʃˈħiːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- one who destroys or a destroyer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
mash-khit
- phraseyour reading level
le-VA-al mash-khit
- clause
AKH HU le-VA-al mash-khit
- sentence
GAM mit-ra-PE bim-la-AKH-to AKH HU le-VA-al mash-khit
Exegesis
The construct phrase le·va·ʻál ma·šă·ḥîṯ {לְבַ֣עַל מַשְׁחִית | lə·va·ʻál ma·šă·ḥîṯ} ’to a master of destruction’ utilizes baʻal {בַעַל | ba·ʻal} ’master/owner’ and mashchit {מַשְׁחִית | ma·šă·ḥîṯ} from the root š-ḥ-t {שׁ־ח־ת | shin–ḥet–tav} ’to destroy’, yielding a vivid metaphor. The translation preserves the Hebrew nominal and verbless structure, emphasizing the parallel between negligence and ruin.
Root and etymology
š-ḥ-tshin–ḥet–tav
“to destroy, ruin”
In context — Proverbs 18:9
Also, one who is slack in his work is brother to a master of destruction.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 18:9, so the Hebrew word מַשְׁחִֽית׃ (mashkhit) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.9.W7.S1) and character.