Proverbs 20:26:1Prov.20.26.W1TAB
מְזָרֶ֣ה
mezare
“winnows”
- Transliteration
- me-za-RE
- Extended
- meh-zaa-REH
- IPA
- /mə.zaˈrɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- winnows
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-za-RE
- clause
me-za-RE re-sha-IM ME-lekh kha-KHAM
- sentence
me-za-RE re-sha-IM ME-lekh kha-KHAM va-ya-SHEV a-le-HEM o-FAN
Exegesis
The verse opens with the Piel participle מְזָרֶה {מְזָרֶה | mĕ-zā-rēh} ‘scattering,’ which takes the direct object רְשָׁעִים {רְשָׁעִים | rĕ-šā-ʿîm} ‘wicked ones.’
Root and etymology
z-r-hz-r-h
“to scatter, winnow”
In context — Proverbs 20:26
A wise king scatters the wicked and brings the wheel upon them.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 20:26, so the Hebrew word מְזָרֶ֣ה (mezare) 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.20.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.26.W1.S1) and character.