Proverbs 26:18:1Prov.26.18.W1TAB
כְּֽ֭מִתְלַהְלֵהַּ
kemitlahelea
“like one acting madly”
- Transliteration
- ke-mit-la-he-LE-a
- Extended
- keh-mit-lah-heh-LEE-ah
- IPA
- /kəmit.la.hɛˈleː.ʔa/
Meaning by language
- English
- like one acting madly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-mit-la-he-LE-a
- phraseyour reading level
ke-mit-la-he-LE-a ha-yo-RE zik-KIM
- sentence
ke-mit-la-he-LE-a ha-yo-RE zik-KIM khi-tsim va-MA-vet
Exegesis
The Hithpael participle mitlahleha {מִתְלַהְלֵהַּ | mîṯ-lāḥ-lê-hâ} ‘acting madly’ conveys uncontrolled behavior linked to hayoreh {הַיֹּרֶ֥ה | hā-yō-rē} ‘who shoots,’ a Qal participle indicating ongoing action.
Root and etymology
ל־ה־לlamed–heh–lamed
“to rave or act mad”
In context — Proverbs 26:18
Like a madman who throws firebrands , arrows, and death.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 26:18, so the Hebrew word כְּֽ֭מִתְלַהְלֵהַּ (kemitlahelea) 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.26.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.18.W1.S1) and character.