Proverbs 2:8:3Prov.2.8.W3TAB
מִשְׁפָּ֑ט
mihshepat
“justice”
- Transliteration
- mih-she-PAT
- Extended
- mih-sheh-PAAHT
- IPA
- /miʃəˈpɔːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- justice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
mih-she-PAT
- clause
li-ne-TSOR a-re-KHOT mih-she-PAT
- sentence
li-ne-TSOR a-re-KHOT mih-she-PAT ve-DE-rekh kha-si-DO kha-si-DAV yih-she-MOR
Exegesis
Orḥot mishpat {אָרְח֣וֹת מִשְׁפָּ֑ט | orḥōt mišpāṭ} ‘paths of justice’ employs a construct chain to specify the domain of guardianship, while ve-derekh ḥasidav {וְדֶ֖רֶךְ חֲסִידָ֣יו | və-dereḵ ḥăsīdāv} ‘and the way of His faithful ones’ parallels the first phrase to highlight relational fidelity. In English, the infinitive is rendered as a finite verb for immediacy, and coordination preserves the Hebrew emphasis on both juridical and personal dimensions of divine protection.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–pe–tav
“to judge, govern”
In context — Proverbs 2:8
The LORD watches over the paths of justice and keeps the way of His faithful ones .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 2:8, so the Hebrew word מִשְׁפָּ֑ט (mihshepat) 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.2.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.8.W3.S1) and character.