Proverbs 29:12:1Prov.29.12.W1TAB

מֹ֭שֵׁל

moshel

a ruler

Transliteration
mo-SHEL
Extended
moh-SHEEL
IPA
/moːˈʃeːl/

Meaning by language

English
a ruler

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
מֹ֭ + שֵׁל
mo + shel
moshel

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    mo-SHEL

  2. clause

    mo-SHEL mak-SHIV al-de-VAR-sha-KER

  3. sentence

    mo-SHEL mak-SHIV al-de-VAR-sha-KER kol-me-shar-TAIV re-sha-IM

Exegesis

The initial participles moshel maqshiv {מֹשֵׁל מַקְשִׁיב | mō-šēl məq-šîv} ‘ruler who listens’ form a relative description of habitual action.

Root and etymology

מ־ש־ל

to rule, govern

In contextProverbs 29:12

A ruler who listens to falsehood —all his servants are wicked .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 29:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 29:12, so the Hebrew word מֹ֭שֵׁל (moshel) 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.29.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.12.W1.S1) and character.