Proverbs 25:18:1Prov.25.18.W1TAB
מֵפִ֣יץ
mefits
“a shattering or scattering {thing}”
- Transliteration
- me-FITS
- Extended
- meh-FEETS
- IPA
- /meːˈfits/
Meaning by language
- English
- a shattering or scattering {thing}
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-FITS
- clause
me-FITS ve-KHE-rev ve-KHETS sha-NUN
- sentence
me-FITS ve-KHE-rev ve-KHETS sha-NUN ISH O-ne ve-re-E-HU ED sha-KER
Exegesis
The verse opens with a metaphorical triad of destructive instruments introduced by mefits {מֵפִיץ | mêpîṣ} ‘one who shatters’, followed by kherev {חֶרֶב | ḥereḇ} ‘sword’ and khets shanun {חֵץ שָׁנוּן | ḥēṣ šānûn} ‘sharp arrow’. This phrase functions as the predicate complement in an equative clause.
Root and etymology
p-w-ṣpeh–waw–ṣade
“to dash to pieces”
In context — Proverbs 25:18
A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a breaker , a sword, and a sharp arrow.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 25:18, so the Hebrew word מֵפִ֣יץ (mefits) 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.25.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.18.W1.S1) and character.