Proverbs 26:16:4Prov.26.16.W4TAB
מִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗ה
mishshiva
“than seven”
- Transliteration
- mish-shiv-A
- Extended
- mihsh-shihv-AAH
- IPA
- /miʃ.ʃivˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- than seven
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mish-shiv-A
- clause
mish-shiv-A me-shi-VE TA-am
- sentence
kha-KHAM a-TSEL be-ei-NAV mish-shiv-A me-shi-VE TA-am
Exegesis
The comparative mî-shivah {מִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗ה | mî-šî-‘āh} ‘more than seven’ introduces a contrast with the construct chain meshivei {מְשִׁ֣יבֵי | mə-šî-ṿê} ‘those who reply’ + taam {טָֽעַם | ṭā-‘am} ‘reason’, highlighting the folly of overestimating one’s wisdom against genuine counsel.
Root and etymology
RootShin–Vav–Bet
“to return, turn back”
In context — Proverbs 26:16
A sluggard deems himself wise in his own eyes, more than seven who deliver sound judgment .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 26:16, so the Hebrew word מִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗ה (mishshiva) 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.26.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.16.W4.S1) and character.