Proverbs 23:35:5Prov.23.35.W5TAB
מָתַ֥י
matai
“when”
- Transliteration
- ma-TAI
- Extended
- maa-TAI
- IPA
- /maˈtaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- when
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-TAI
- phraseyour reading level
bal-ya-DA-et-ti ma-TAI a-KITS
- clause
hi-KU-ni bal-kha-li-TI ha-la-MU-ni bal-ya-DA-et-ti ma-TAI a-KITS
- sentence
hi-KU-ni bal-kha-li-TI ha-la-MU-ni bal-ya-DA-et-ti ma-TAI a-KITS o-SIF a-va-ke-SHE-nu OD
Exegesis
The interrogative adverb matai {מָתַ֥י | māṯay} ‘when?’
Root and etymology
ṭ-ʿ-mtet–ayin–mem
“taste, delight”
In context — Proverbs 23:35
They struck me, but I was not sick; they beat me, yet I did not know it. When shall I awake ? I will add, and I will seek it again .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:35:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 23:35, so the Hebrew word מָתַ֥י (matai) 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.23.35.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.35.W5.S1) and character.