Proverbs 27:14:1Prov.27.14.W1TAB
מְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְ
mevarekh
“blessing”
- Transliteration
- me-va-REKH
- Extended
- meh-vah-REEKH
- IPA
- /məvaˈreːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- blessing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-va-REKH
- clause
me-va-REKH re-E-HU be-KOL ga-DOL ba-BO-ker hash-KEIM
- sentence
me-va-REKH re-E-HU be-KOL ga-DOL ba-BO-ker hash-KEIM ke-la-LA te-kha-SHEV LO
Exegesis
It opens with the Piel active participle mevarekh {מְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְ | mə-ḇā-rê-ḵ} ‘one who blesses’, establishing the condition.
Root and etymology
brkbet–resh–kaf
“to bless”
In context — Proverbs 27:14
Whoever blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will have it counted as a curse to him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 27:14, so the Hebrew word מְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְ (mevarekh) 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.27.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.14.W1.S1) and character.