Proverbs 22:29:4Prov.22.29.W4TAB
בִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹ
bimelakhto
“in his work”
- Transliteration
- bi-me-lakh-TO
- Extended
- bih-meh-lahkh-TOH
- IPA
- /bi.məˈlaxtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his work
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bi-me-lakh-TO
- 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 prepositional phrase bimalakhto {בִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹ | bĭ-mĕ-lā-ʾā-ḵāṯ-ō} ‘in his work’ specifies the context of action.
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 22:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 22:29, so the Hebrew word בִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹ (bimelakhto) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.29.W4.S1) and character.