Proverbs 26:14:5Prov.26.14.W5TAB
עַל־מִטָּתֽוֹ׃
almitato
“on his bed”
- Transliteration
- al-mi-TA-to
- Extended
- ahl-mih-TAH-toh
- IPA
- /ʕalmitˈtɔː.toː/
Meaning by language
- English
- on his bed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
al-mi-TA-to
- clause
ve-a-TSAL al-mi-TA-to
- sentence
ha-DE-let ti-SOV al-TSI-ra ve-a-TSAL al-mi-TA-to
Exegesis
Each clause features the Qal imperfect tissov {תִּסּ֣וֹב | tissōḇ} ‘turns’ followed by locative prepositional phrases al-tzirah {עַל־צִירָ֑הּ | ʿal ṣīrāh} ‘on its hinge’ and al-mittato {עַל־מִטָּתֽוֹ | ʿal miṭṭātô} ‘on his bed’. The vav conjunction links the second clause where the verb is understood from the first. This comparative structure creates a poetic simile emphasizing habitual motion.
In context — Proverbs 26:14
As a door turns on its hinge, so the sluggard turns on his bed.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 26:14, so the Hebrew word עַל־מִטָּתֽוֹ׃ (almitato) 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.26.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.14.W5.S1) and character.