Proverbs 23:1:3Prov.23.1.W3TAB
אֶת־מוֹשֵׁ֑ל
etmoshel
“with a ruler”
- Transliteration
- et-mo-SHEL
- Extended
- eht-moh-SHEEL
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.moˈʃeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- with a ruler
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-mo-SHEL
- clause
KI-te-SHEV li-le-KHOM et-mo-SHEL
- sentence
KI-te-SHEV li-le-KHOM et-mo-SHEL BIN ta-VIN et-a-SHER le-fa-NE-kha
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} highlights moshel {מוֹשֵׁ֑ל | mōšēl} ‘ruler’ as the participant.
Root and etymology
RootMem–Shin–Lamed
“to rule, govern”
In context — Proverbs 23:1
When you sit to eat with a ruler, carefully consider what is set before you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 23:1, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מוֹשֵׁ֑ל (etmoshel) 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.23.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.1.W3.S1) and character.