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
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mo-SHEL
- clause
mo-SHEL mak-SHIV al-de-VAR-sha-KER
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.