Proverbs 27:1:3Prov.27.1.W3TAB
מָחָ֑ר
makhar
“tomorrow”
- Transliteration
- ma-KHAR
- Extended
- maa-KHAAR
- IPA
- /maːˈħaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- tomorrow
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-KHAR
- clause
AL-tit-hal-LEL be-YOM ma-KHAR
- sentence
AL-tit-hal-LEL be-YOM ma-KHAR KI LO-te-DA ma-YE-led YOM
Exegesis
The temporal phrase b’yom {בְּיוֹם | bə-yôm} ‘in a day’ with machar {מָחָר | mā-ḥār} ‘tomorrow’ sets the time frame.
In context — Proverbs 27:1
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 27:1, so the Hebrew word מָחָ֑ר (makhar) 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.27.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.1.W3.S1) and character.