Proverbs 2:9:4Prov.2.9.W4TAB
וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט
umishpat
“and judgment or justice”
- Transliteration
- u-mish-PAT
- Extended
- oo-mihsh-PAAT
- IPA
- /u.miʃˈpɔːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and judgment or justice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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Word in context
- word
u-mish-PAT
- phraseyour reading level
ta-VIN TSE-dek u-mish-PAT
- clause
AZ ta-VIN TSE-dek u-mish-PAT
- sentence
AZ ta-VIN TSE-dek u-mish-PAT u-mei-sha-RIM kol-ma-E-gal-TOV
Exegesis
A triad of ethical nouns—tsedek {צֶ֣דֶק | ṣedeq}, mishpāṭ {מִשְׁפָּט | mišpāṭ}, and meyšārîm {מֵישָׁרִים | meyšārîm}—joined by vav-conjunctions, conveys comprehensive moral insight.
Root and etymology
RootShin–Pe–Tav
“judgment”
In context — Proverbs 2:9
Then you will understand righteousness , justice, and equity in every good path .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 2:9, so the Hebrew word וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט (umishpat) 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.2.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.9.W4.S1) and character.