Proverbs 21:19:4Prov.21.19.W4TAB
מֵאֵ֖שֶׁת
meeshet
“than a woman of”
- Transliteration
- me-E-SHET
- Extended
- mee-EE-sheht
- IPA
- /meˈʔeʃɛθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- than a woman of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-E-SHET
- clause
me-E-SHET ma-do-NIM mi-de-ya-NIM va-KHA-as
- sentence
TOV SHE-vet be-E-rets-mi-de-BAR me-E-SHET ma-do-NIM mi-de-ya-NIM va-KHA-as
Exegesis
The comparative preposition mê-ʾê-šet {מֵאֵ֖שֶׁת | mê-ʾê-šet} introduces the ‘than from a woman’ clause.
In context — Proverbs 21:19
It is better to dwell in a wilderness land than with a woman of complaints and strife.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 21:19, so the Hebrew word מֵאֵ֖שֶׁת (meeshet) 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.21.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.19.W4.S1) and character.