Proverbs 29:4:2Prov.29.4.W2TAB
בְּ֭מִשְׁפָּט
bemishpat
“by justice”
- Transliteration
- be-mish-PAT
- Extended
- beh-mihsh-PAT
- IPA
- /bəmiʃˈpɔt/
Meaning by language
- English
- by justice
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-mish-PAT
- phraseyour reading level
be-mish-PAT ya-a-MID A-rets
- clause
ME-lekh be-mish-PAT ya-a-MID A-rets
- sentence
ME-lekh be-mish-PAT ya-a-MID A-rets ve-ISH te-ru-MOT ye-HER-se-NNA
Exegesis
The noun melekh {מֶ֗לֶךְ | mĕleḵ} ‘king’ serves as the subject of the first clause, followed by the instrumental phrase bemishpat {בְּ֭מִשְׁפָּט | bə-miš-pāṭ} ‘by justice’, indicating means.
Root and etymology
š-p-ṭshin–pe–ṭet
“to judge”
In context — Proverbs 29:4
A king, through justice , establishes the land; but a man of gifts tears it down.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 29:4, so the Hebrew word בְּ֭מִשְׁפָּט (bemishpat) 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.29.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.4.W2.S1) and character.