Proverbs 19:17:5Prov.19.17.W5TAB
וּ֝גְמֻל֗וֹ
ugemulo
“and his recompense”
- Transliteration
- u-ge-mu-LO
- Extended
- oo-geh-muh-LOH
- IPA
- /uɡəmuˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his recompense
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
u-ge-mu-LO
- clause
u-ge-mu-LO ye-shal-LEM-lo
- sentence
mal-VE ye-ho-VAH kho-NEN DAL u-ge-mu-LO ye-shal-LEM-lo
Exegesis
The conjunction ūgəmūlô {וּגְמֻל֗וֹ | ūgəmūlô} ‘and his recompense’ transitions to the second clause, where the imperfect yĕšallem {יְשַׁלֶּם | yĕšallem} ‘he will repay’ plus the suffix lo {לוֹ | lōw} ‘to him’ promise divine retribution. This chiastic parallelism underscores that generosity toward the needy is treated as a loan to the LORD, who assures its return.
Root and etymology
g-m-lgimel–mem–lamed
“to repay, recompense”
In context — Proverbs 19:17
One who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD , and He will repay him with recompense .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 19:17, so the Hebrew word וּ֝גְמֻל֗וֹ (ugemulo) 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.19.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.17.W5.S1) and character.