Proverbs 19:29:3Prov.19.29.W3TAB
שְׁפָטִ֑ים
shefatim
“judgments”
- Transliteration
- she-fa-TIM
- Extended
- sheh-faa-TEEM
- IPA
- /ʃəfaːˈtˤiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- judgments
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-fa-TIM
- clause
na-KHO-nu lal-LE-tsim she-fa-TIM
- sentence
na-KHO-nu lal-LE-tsim she-fa-TIM u-ma-ha-lu-MOT le-GEV khe-si-LIM
Exegesis
Shefatim {שְׁפָטִ֑ים | šə-fa-ṭîm} ‘judgments’ functions as the direct object, while the waw-conjunction u- prefixed mahalumot {וּ֝מַהֲלֻמוֹת | u-ma-ha-lu-môt} ‘and stripes’ introduces a parallel object clause.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–pe–tav
“to judge”
In context — Proverbs 19:29
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 19:29, so the Hebrew word שְׁפָטִ֑ים (shefatim) 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.19.29.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.29.W3.S1) and character.