Proverbs 28:14:5Prov.28.14.W5TAB
וּמַקְשֶׁ֥ה
umakshe
“but and hardening”
- Transliteration
- u-mak-SHE
- Extended
- oo-mahk-SHEH
- IPA
- /uːmaqˈʃɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- but and hardening
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-mak-SHE
- phraseyour reading level
u-mak-SHE li-BO
- clause
u-mak-SHE li-BO yip-POL be-ra-A
- sentence
ash-RE A-dam me-fa-KHED ta-MID u-mak-SHE li-BO yip-POL be-ra-A
Exegesis
The conjunction vav introduces an antithetical clause with u-maksheh {וּמַקְשֶׁה | ū-mak-šêh} ‘and hardens’ linked to libbo {לִבּוֹ | lib-bō} ‘his heart’.
In context — Proverbs 28:14
Blessed is the person who fears continually, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into adversity .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 28:14, so the Hebrew word וּמַקְשֶׁ֥ה (umakshe) 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.28.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.14.W5.S1) and character.