Proverbs 22:29:3Prov.22.29.W3TAB
מָ֘הִ֤יר
mahir
“skilled”
- Transliteration
- ma-HIR
- Extended
- maa-HEER
- IPA
- /maːˈhiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- skilled
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-HIR
- phraseyour reading level
ISH ma-HIR
- clause
kha-ZI-ta ISH ma-HIR bi-me-lakh-TO li-fe-NEI-me-la-KHIM yi-te-ya-TSAV
- sentence
kha-ZI-ta ISH ma-HIR bi-me-lakh-TO li-fe-NEI-me-la-KHIM yi-te-ya-TSAV BAL-yi-te-ya-TSEV li-fe-NEI kha-SHU-KIM
Exegesis
The noun-adjective construct ish mahir {אִישׁ מָהִיר | ʾîš mā-hîr} ‘man skillful’ emphasizes character through word order.
Root and etymology
Rootm-h-r
“to be quick, skillful, diligent”
In context — Proverbs 22:29
Have you seen a man skillful in his work ? He will take his place before kings; he will not take his place before obscure men .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 22:29, so the Hebrew word מָ֘הִ֤יר (mahir) 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.22.29.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.29.W3.S1) and character.