Proverbs 25:11:3Prov.25.11.W3TAB
בְּמַשְׂכִּיּ֣וֹת
bemaskiyot
“in settings of”
- Transliteration
- be-mas-ki-YOT
- Extended
- beh-mahs-keh-YOHT
- IPA
- /bəmɑs.kijˈjoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- in settings of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
be-mas-ki-YOT
- clause
ta-pu-KHEI za-HAV be-mas-ki-YOT KA-sef
- 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.”
In context — Proverbs 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 25:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 25:11, so the Hebrew word בְּמַשְׂכִּיּ֣וֹת (bemaskiyot) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.11.W3.S1) and character.