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
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
pe-NE-MO-shel
- clause
ra-BIM me-vak-SHIM pe-NE-MO-shel
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.