Proverbs 29:16:5Prov.29.16.W5TAB
בְּֽמַפַּלְתָּ֥ם
bemappaltam
“in their downfall”
- Transliteration
- be-map-PAL-tam
- Extended
- beh-mahp-PAL-tahm
- IPA
- /bə.mapˈpal.tam/
Meaning by language
- English
- in their downfall
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-map-PAL-tam
- phraseyour reading level
be-map-PAL-tam yir-U
- clause
ve-tsa-di-KIM be-map-PAL-tam yir-U
- sentence
bir-VOT re-sha-IM yir-BE-PA-sha ve-tsa-di-KIM be-map-PAL-tam yir-U
Exegesis
The conjunction ve {וְ | və} introduces a contrasting clause ve-tsaddiqim {וְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗ים | ve-ṣaddîqîm} ‘and the righteous,’ followed by the prepositional phrase be-mapaltam {בְּֽמַפַּלְתָּ֥ם | be-mappal’tām} ‘in their fall’ and the imperfect verb yir’u {יִרְאֽוּ | yir’û} ‘they see,’ connoting future or habitual witnessing. This structural parallelism emphasizes the accumulation of wrongdoing and the ultimate reversal for the righteous in Hebrew poetic antithesis.
Root and etymology
t-m-mtet–mem–mem
“complete, blameless, whole”
In context — Proverbs 29:16
When the wicked increase, transgression also increases; but the righteous will see their fall .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 29:16, so the Hebrew word בְּֽמַפַּלְתָּ֥ם (bemappaltam) 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.29.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.16.W5.S1) and character.