Proverbs 19:18:5Prov.19.18.W5TAB
וְאֶל־הֲ֝מִית֗וֹ
veelhamito
“and to put him to death”
- Transliteration
- ve-EL-ha-mi-TO
- Extended
- veh-EHL-hah-mih-TOH
- IPA
- /vəʔel.hămiˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to put him to death
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
ve-EL-ha-mi-TO
- clause
ve-EL-ha-mi-TO AL-ti-SA naf-she-KHA
- sentence
yas-SER BIN-kha KI-YESH tik-VA ve-EL-ha-mi-TO AL-ti-SA naf-she-KHA
Exegesis
The phrase ve’el hamito {וְאֶל־הֲמִיתוֹ | wə-ʼel hammîṯô} ‘and to putting him to death’ serves as a warning against despair leading to neglect or fatal action.
In context — Proverbs 19:18
Discipline your son while there is hope, and do not let your soul desire his death.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 19:18, so the Hebrew word וְאֶל־הֲ֝מִית֗וֹ (veelhamito) 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.19.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.18.W5.S1) and character.