Proverbs 29:12:2Prov.29.12.W2TAB
מַקְשִׁ֣יב
makshiv
“listening”
- Transliteration
- mak-SHIV
- Extended
- mahk-SHIHV
- IPA
- /maqˈʃiːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- listening
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mak-SHIV
- 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.
In context — Proverbs 29:12
A ruler who listens to falsehood —all his servants are wicked .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 29:12, so the Hebrew word מַקְשִׁ֣יב (makshiv) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.12.W2.S1) and character.