Proverbs 26:7:4Prov.26.7.W4TAB

וּ֝מָשָׁ֗ל

umashal

and a proverb

Transliteration
u-ma-SHAL
Extended
oo-maa-SHAAL
IPA
/uːmaːˈʃaːl/

Meaning by language

English
and a proverb

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וּ֝ + מָ + שָׁ֗ל
u + ma + shal
umashal

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Memm as in mother
Qametslong 'ah'
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-ma-SHAL

  2. clause

    u-ma-SHAL be-FI khe-si-LIM

  3. sentence

    dal-YU sho-KA-yim mi-pi-SE-akh u-ma-SHAL be-FI khe-si-LIM

Exegesis

The coordinator ū-māšal {וּמָשָׁל | ū-māšal} ’and proverb’ signals a parallel comparison.

Root and etymology

מ־שׁ־ל

to compare

In contextProverbs 26:7

The legs hang limp from the lame ; so is a proverb in the mouth of fools .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 26:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 26:7, so the Hebrew word וּ֝מָשָׁ֗ל (umashal) 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.26.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.7.W4.S1) and character.