Proverbs 27:12:4Prov.27.12.W4TAB
נִסְתָּ֑ר
nistahr
“hid himself”
- Transliteration
- nis-TAHR
- Extended
- nihs-TAAR
- IPA
- /nisˈtaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- hid himself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nis-TAHR
- clause
A-RUM ra-A ra-A nis-TAHR
- sentence
A-RUM ra-A ra-A nis-TAHR pe-ta-IM a-ve-RU ne-e-na-SHU
Exegesis
The Niphal perfect nistar {נִסְתָּ֑ר | ništār} “takes refuge” (literally “hides himself”) forms a concise clause without a conjunction, heightening urgency.
In context — Proverbs 27:12
The prudent perceives danger and takes refuge, but the simple go on and suffer punishment .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 27:12, so the Hebrew word נִסְתָּ֑ר (nistahr) 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.27.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.12.W4.S1) and character.