Proverbs 20:8:4Prov.20.8.W4TAB
מְזָרֶ֖ה
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 ve-E-NAV kol-RA
- sentence
ME-lekh yo-SHEV al-KIS-se-DIN me-za-RE ve-E-NAV kol-RA
Exegesis
The Piel participle mezareh {מְזָרֶ֖ה | mə-zā-reh} ‘winnows’ conveys active separation and dispersal.
Root and etymology
z-r-hz-r-h
“to scatter, winnow”
In context — Proverbs 20:8
A king who sits upon the throne of judgment scatters all evil with his eyes .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 20:8, so the Hebrew word מְזָרֶ֖ה (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.20.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.8.W4.S1) and character.