Proverbs 28:27:4Prov.28.27.W4TAB
מַחְס֑וֹר
makhsor
“lack or need”
- Transliteration
- makh-SOR
- Extended
- mahkh-SOHR
- IPA
- /maħˈsoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- lack or need
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
makh-SOR
- clause
no-TEN la-RASH EN makh-SOR
- sentence
no-TEN la-RASH EN makh-SOR u-ma-LIM e-NAV rav-me-E-ROT
Exegesis
The nonexistence particle ein {אֵין | ’ên} with machsor {מַחְסוֹר | mach-sôr} forms a result clause guaranteeing provision for the generous.
Root and etymology
ḥ-s-rchet–samekh–resh
“to lack”
In context — Proverbs 28:27
The one who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but whoever hides his eyes will have many curses .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 28:27, so the Hebrew word מַחְס֑וֹר (makhsor) 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.28.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.27.W4.S1) and character.