Proverbs 29:26:3Prov.29.26.W3TAB

פְּנֵי־מוֹשֵׁ֑ל

penemoshel

the face of a ruler

Transliteration
pe-NE-MO-shel
Extended
peh-NEE-MOH-shehl
IPA
/pəˈneː.moːˈʃeːl/

Meaning by language

English
the face of a ruler

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
פְּ + נֵי + מוֹ + שֵׁ֑ל
pe + ne + mo + shel
penemoshel

Alphabet Analysis

Pep with dagesh; f without
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Nunn as in new
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Memm as in mother
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
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

    pe-NE-MO-shel

  2. clause

    ra-BIM me-vak-SHIM pe-NE-MO-shel

  3. sentence

    ra-BIM me-vak-SHIM pe-NE-MO-shel u-me-ye-ho-VAH mish-PAT-ISH

Exegesis

The construct phrase p’nei moshel {פְּנֵי־מוֹשֵׁל | pə-nê mō-šêl} ‘faces of a ruler’ expresses the idiom “to seek favor.”

Root and etymology

m-š-lMem–Shin–Lamed

to rule, govern

In contextProverbs 29:26

Many seek the favor of a ruler, but from the LORD comes the judgment of a person .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 29:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 29:26, so the Hebrew word פְּנֵי־מוֹשֵׁ֑ל (penemoshel) 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.29.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.26.W3.S1) and character.