Proverbs 3:1:4Prov.3.1.W4TAB
וּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗י
umitsvotai
“and my commandments”
- Transliteration
- u-mits-vo-TAI
- Extended
- oo-mih-voh-TAI
- IPA
- /uː.mits.voːˈtaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- and my commandments
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
u-mits-vo-TAI
- clause
u-mits-vo-TAI yits-TSOR lib-BE-kha
- sentence
be-NI to-ra-TI al-tish-ke-KHAKH u-mits-vo-TAI yits-TSOR lib-BE-kha
Exegesis
In this second clause, mitzvotai {וּמִצְוֺתַי | û-mîṣ-vō-ṯay} ‘my commandments’ precedes the locative phrase libecha {לִבֶּךָ | lī̆-bê-ḵā} ‘in your heart’, emphasizing internalization of the commands.
In context — Proverbs 3:1
My son, do not let my teaching slip away; let your heart keep my commandments.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 3:1, so the Hebrew word וּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗י (umitsvotai) 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.3.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.1.W4.S1) and character.