Proverbs 21:15:5Prov.21.15.W5TAB
וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗ה
umekhita
“and terror”
- Transliteration
- u-me-khi-TA
- Extended
- oo-meh-khih-TAA
- IPA
- /u.məħiˈtːaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and terror
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
u-me-khi-TA
- clause
u-me-khi-TA le-FO-a-LEI A-ven
- sentence
si-me-KHA la-tsa-DIK a-SOT mi-she-PAT u-me-khi-TA le-FO-a-LEI A-ven
Exegesis
The second clause mirrors this structure with wə-maḥîṯ-tāh {וּמְחִתָּה | wə-maḥîṯ-tāh} ‘and destruction’ paired with lə-pōʿ-ă-lê ʾā-wên {לְפֹעֲלֵי אָוֶן | lə-pōʿ-ă-lê ʾā-wên} ‘to the workers of iniquity’, preserving cause and effect. The coordinating vav links the parallel clauses, and the infinitive constructs emphasize purpose. This chiastic arrangement underscores the moral contrast between justice and wrongdoing.
Root and etymology
ḥ-ṭ-hchet–tet–heh
“to be cut off”
In context — Proverbs 21:15
It is joy to the righteous to do justice, but destruction comes to the workers of iniquity .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 21:15, so the Hebrew word וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗ה (umekhita) 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.21.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.15.W5.S1) and character.