Proverbs 21:5:1Prov.21.5.W1TAB
מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת
machshevot
“plans”
- Transliteration
- mach-she-VOT
- Extended
- mahch-sheh-VOHT
- IPA
- /maħ.ʃəˈvoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- plans
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mach-she-VOT
- clause
mach-she-VOT kha-RUTS akh-le-mo-TAR
- sentence
mach-she-VOT kha-RUTS akh-le-mo-TAR ve-KHOL-ATS akh-le-mach-SOR
Exegesis
The verse begins with the noun machshevot {מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת | maḥ-še-vōṯ} ‘thoughts’, functioning as the subject.
Root and etymology
RootChet–Shin–Bet
“to think, devise”
In context — Proverbs 21:5
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who acts hastily comes only to lack.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 21:5, so the Hebrew word מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת (machshevot) 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.21.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.5.W1.S1) and character.