Proverbs 27:6:2Prov.27.6.W2TAB
פִּצְעֵ֣י
pitse
“wounds of”
- Transliteration
- pits-E
- Extended
- pih-ts-EE
- IPA
- /pitsˈʕeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- wounds of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pits-E
- clause
ne-e-ma-NIM pits-E o-HEV
- sentence
ne-e-ma-NIM pits-E o-HEV ve-na-te-ROT ne-shi-KOT so-NE
Exegesis
The verse opens with the participle ne'emanim {נֶ֭אֱמָנִים | neʾəmānîm} ‘trustworthy’ as a predicate adjective, followed by the construct chain pitz'ei ohev {פִּצְעֵי אוֹהֵב | pǝṣ'ē̂ ’ōhēv} ‘wounds of a friend’.
In context — Proverbs 27:6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend , but profuse are the kisses of an enemy .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 27:6, so the Hebrew word פִּצְעֵ֣י (pitse) 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.27.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.6.W2.S1) and character.