Proverbs 19:11:7Prov.19.11.W7TAB
עַל־פָּֽשַׁע׃
alpasha
“over transgression or offense”
- Transliteration
- al-PA-sha
- Extended
- ahl-PAA-shah
- IPA
- /ʕalˈpaː.ʃaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- over transgression or offense
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
al-PA-sha
- phraseyour reading level
a-VOR al-PA-sha
- clause
ve-tif-ar-TO a-VOR al-PA-sha
- sentence
SE-khel a-DAM he-e-RIKH a-PO ve-tif-ar-TO a-VOR al-PA-sha
Exegesis
This is followed by the Qal infinitive avor {עֲבֹ֣ר | ’a·ḇôr} ‘to pass over’ governed by al-pesha {עַל־פָּֽשַׁע | ʿal-pā·šā‘} ‘over transgression’, forming a purpose-result construction that underscores forgiveness as praiseworthy. The parallel vav-conjoined clauses with mirrored verb-object structures create a deliberate antithesis between prolonged anger and gracious tolerance. The formal translation preserves the Hebrew construct and idiomatic sequence, while the dynamic captures the verse’s pragmatic nuance in natural English.
Root and etymology
p-sh-‘pe–shin–ayin
“to rebel”
In context — Proverbs 19:11
The discretion of a man prolongs his anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 19:11, so the Hebrew word עַל־פָּֽשַׁע׃ (alpasha) 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.19.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.11.W7.S1) and character.