Proverbs 25:11:1Prov.25.11.W1TAB

תַּפּוּחֵ֣י

tapukhei

apples of

Transliteration
ta-pu-KHEI
Extended
tah-poo-KHEE
IPA
/tap.puːˈħeː/

Meaning by language

English
apples of

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Result
תַּ + פּוּ + חֵ֣י
ta + pu + khei
tapukhei

Alphabet Analysis

Tavt as in top
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Pep with dagesh; f without
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    ta-pu-KHEI

  2. clause

    ta-pu-KHEI za-HAV be-mas-ki-YOT KA-sef

  3. sentence

    ta-pu-KHEI za-HAV be-mas-ki-YOT KA-sef da-VAR da-VUR al-AF-naiv

Exegesis

The verse employs a parallel simile structure beginning with a construct chain tappukhei zahav {תַּפּוּחֵי זָהָב | tâp-pû-ḥê zā-hāv} “apples of gold” paired with a prepositional construct bemaskiyyot kasef {בְּמַשְׂכִּיּוֹת כָּסֶף | bə-mas-ḵîy-yōṯ kā-sef} “in settings of silver.”

Root and etymology

Roottav–pe–het

to swell, to puff up

In contextProverbs 25:11

Apples of gold in settings of silver are like a word spoken at the right time upon its circumstances .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 25:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 25:11, so the Hebrew word תַּפּוּחֵ֣י (tapukhei) 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.25.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.11.W1.S1) and character.