Proverbs 21:14:1Prov.21.14.W1TAB
מַתָּ֣ן
mattan
“a gift”
- Transliteration
- mat-TAN
- Extended
- maht-TAAN
- IPA
- /mat.ˈtaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a gift
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mat-TAN
- clause
mat-TAN bas-SE-ter yi-KHE-PE-AF
- sentence
mat-TAN bas-SE-ter yi-KHE-PE-AF ve-SHO-khad ba-KHEK khe-MA az-ZAH
Exegesis
The first clause opens with the noun matan {מַתָּן | maṯṯān} ‘gift’ followed by the locative ba-seter {בַּסֵּתֶר | bas-śēṯer} ‘in secret’.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–tav–nun
“to give”
In context — Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret covers anger, and a bribe in the bosom pacifies fierce wrath.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 21:14, so the Hebrew word מַתָּ֣ן (mattan) 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.21.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.14.W1.S1) and character.