Proverbs 29:12:4Prov.29.12.W4TAB
כָּֽל־מְשָׁרְתָ֥יו
kolmeshartaiv
“all his attendants”
- Transliteration
- kol-me-shar-TAIV
- Extended
- kaal-meh-shahr-TAAIV
- IPA
- /kɔl.məʃɔrˈtɔːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- all his attendants
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kol-me-shar-TAIV
- clause
kol-me-shar-TAIV re-sha-IM
- sentence
mo-SHEL mak-SHIV al-de-VAR-sha-KER kol-me-shar-TAIV re-sha-IM
Exegesis
The second clause uses the universal quantifier kol {כָּל | kol} ‘all’ with the construct meshartav {מְשָׁרְתָיו | mə-šā-rə-tāw} ‘his servants’ and the appositional noun resha’im {רְשָׁעִים | re-šā-ʿîm} ‘wicked ones’ to deliver a sweeping moral verdict. The absence of a conjunction between clauses yields a causal inference: the leader’s disposition shapes the character of subordinates. English translation retains the two-part structure and the rhetorical contrast of the Hebrew.
Root and etymology
ש־ר־ת
“to serve”
In context — Proverbs 29:12
A ruler who listens to falsehood —all his servants are wicked .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 29:12, so the Hebrew word כָּֽל־מְשָׁרְתָ֥יו (kolmeshartaiv) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.12.W4.S1) and character.