Proverbs 20:25:1Prov.20.25.W1TAB
מוֹקֵ֣שׁ
mokesh
“a snare”
- Transliteration
- mo-KESH
- Extended
- moh-KEESH
- IPA
- /moː.ˈqeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a snare
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mo-KESH
- clause
mo-KESH a-DAM YA-la KO-desh
- sentence
mo-KESH a-DAM YA-la KO-desh ve-a-KHAR ne-da-RIM le-va-KER
Exegesis
The verse opens with the predicate nominal mokes {מוֹקֵשׁ | mō-qēš} ‘snare’ with adam {אָדָם | ʾā-dām} ‘a man’ as its subject.
Root and etymology
y-q-šyod–qof–shin
“to lay a snare”
In context — Proverbs 20:25
It is a snare for a man to say rashly, “It is holy” , and only afterward to inquire into vows.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 20:25, so the Hebrew word מוֹקֵ֣שׁ (mokesh) 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.20.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.25.W1.S1) and character.