Proverbs 29:26:5Prov.29.26.W5TAB
מִשְׁפַּט־אִֽישׁ׃
mishpatish
“justice of a man”
- Transliteration
- mish-PAT-ISH
- Extended
- mihsh-PAT-EESH
- IPA
- /miʃˈpat.ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- justice of a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mish-PAT-ISH
- clause
u-me-ye-ho-VAH mish-PAT-ISH
- sentence
ra-BIM me-vak-SHIM pe-NE-MO-shel u-me-ye-ho-VAH mish-PAT-ISH
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction ū {וּ | ū} introduces a contrast with the prepositional expression me-YHWH {מֵיְהוָה | mê-Yə-hō-wāh} ‘from the LORD,’ attributing the source of mishpat {מִשְׁפָּט | miš-pā-ṭ} ‘judgment’ to divine authority.
The construct ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} ‘person’ completes the legal metaphor by specifying the recipient of the verdict. The antithetical structure underscores the tension between human appeal and divine adjudication.
Root and etymology
š-p-ṭShin–Pe–Tav
“to judge, 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 29:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 29:26, so the Hebrew word מִשְׁפַּט־אִֽישׁ׃ (mishpatish) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.26.W5.S1) and character.