Proverbs 21:22:7Prov.21.22.W7TAB
מִבְטֶחָֽה׃
mivtekha
“of trust”
- Transliteration
- miv-te-KHA
- Extended
- mihv-teh-KHAA
- IPA
- /miv.tɛˈħaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of trust
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
miv-te-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
OZ miv-te-KHA
- clause
va-yo-RED OZ miv-te-KHA
- sentence
IR gib-bo-RIM a-LA kha-KHAM va-yo-RED OZ miv-te-KHA
Exegesis
The construct noun mivtachah {מִבְטָחָה | mib-tā-ḥāh} ‘its trust’ identifies confidence as the source of power that the wise undermine. English introduces explicit conjunctions and subjects to convey the proverb’s sharp causality.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–tet–het
“trust, confidence”
In context — Proverbs 21:22
A wise person goes up against the city of mighty men and brings down the strength of its confidence .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 21:22, so the Hebrew word מִבְטֶחָֽה׃ (mivtekha) 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.21.22.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.22.W7.S1) and character.