Proverbs 24:8:4Prov.24.8.W4TAB
בַּֽעַל־מְזִמּ֥וֹת
baalmezimmot
“a master of schemes or an owner of plots”
- Transliteration
- BA-al-me-zim-MOT
- Extended
- BAH-ahl-meh-zihm-MOOT
- IPA
- /ˈba.ʕal.mə.zimˈmoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- a master of schemes or an owner of plots
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BA-al-me-zim-MOT
- phraseyour reading level
BA-al-me-zim-MOT yik-re-U
- clause
LO BA-al-me-zim-MOT yik-re-U
- sentence
me-kha-SHEV le-ha-RE-a LO BA-al-me-zim-MOT yik-re-U
Exegesis
This phrase is in construct with baʿāl-mə-zim-mōt {בַּֽעַל־מְזִמּ֥וֹת | baʿāl-mə-zim-mōt} ‘master of schemes,’ depicting the planner’s reputation.
Root and etymology
Rootz–m–m
“to plan, devise”
In context — Proverbs 24:8
One who plots evil will be called a master of schemes by others.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 24:8, so the Hebrew word בַּֽעַל־מְזִמּ֥וֹת (baalmezimmot) 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.24.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.8.W4.S1) and character.