Proverbs 2:12:4Prov.2.12.W4TAB
מֵ֝אִ֗ישׁ
meish
“from a man”
- Transliteration
- me-ISH
- Extended
- meh-EESH
- IPA
- /meːˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- from a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-ISH
- clause
me-ISH me-dab-BER tah-he-pu-KHOT
- sentence
le-hats-TIL-kha mid-DE-rekh RA me-ISH me-dab-BER tah-he-pu-KHOT
Exegesis
The first object derekh ra {דֶּרֶךְ רַע | de-reḵ raʕ} ‘way of evil’ presents an abstract danger, while the second ish medabber tahpukhot {אִישׁ מְדַבֵּר תַּהְפֻּכוֹת | ʾîš meḏabber taḥpūkōṯ} ‘a man speaking perversions’ introduces a personal threat. Here medabber functions as a Piel participle modifying ish to indicate ongoing action. This parallel structure emphasizes the comprehensive scope of deliverance envisioned by wisdom, with the fronted infinitive underscoring the priority of being delivered.
In context — Proverbs 2:12
To deliver you from the way of evil and from a man speaking perversions .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 2:12, so the Hebrew word מֵ֝אִ֗ישׁ (meish) 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.2.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.12.W4.S1) and character.