Proverbs 21:7:6Prov.21.7.W6TAB
מִשְׁפָּֽט׃
mishepat
“justice”
- Transliteration
- mi-she-PAT
- Extended
- mih-sheh-PAAT
- IPA
- /miʃ.ˈpaːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- justice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-she-PAT
- phraseyour reading level
la-a-SOT mi-she-PAT
- clause
KI me-a-NU la-a-SOT mi-she-PAT
- sentence
shod-re-sha-IM ye-go-REM KI me-a-NU la-a-SOT mi-she-PAT
Exegesis
The infinitive construct la'asot {לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la-ʿă-śôt} governs mishpat {מִשְׁפָּֽט | miš-pā-ṭ} ‘justice’, specifying the ethical duty they reject. The placement of cause after consequence in Hebrew heightens the rhetorical impact, which is conveyed in English by preserving the causal relation and smoothing the sequence.
Root and etymology
sh-p-ṭshin–pe–tet
“justice”
In context — Proverbs 21:7
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to administer justice .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 21:7, so the Hebrew word מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ (mishepat) 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.21.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.7.W6.S1) and character.