Proverbs 3:14:4Prov.3.14.W4TAB
מִסְּחַר־כָּ֑סֶף
missekharkasef
“from trade of silver”
- Transliteration
- mis-se-KHAR-ka-SEF
- Extended
- mihs-seh-KHAHR-kaa-SEHF
- IPA
- /mis.səˈħaːr.kaːˈsɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- from trade of silver
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mis-se-KHAR-ka-SEF
- clause
KI TOV sa-khe-RA mis-se-KHAR-ka-SEF
- sentence
KI TOV sa-khe-RA mis-se-KHAR-ka-SEF u-me-kha-RUTS te-vu-a-TA
Exegesis
The comparatives mi {מִ | mi} and u-mê {וּמֵ | ū-mê} govern the construct chains sechar kaseph {סְּחַר כָּסֶף | śeḥār kāsēp} and charuts tevuatah {חָרוּץ תְּבוּאָתָהּ | ḥārûṣ tävûʾāh}, framing a parallel structure that emphasizes wisdom’s superiority through economic metaphor. The translation preserves both the contrastive syntax and the metaphorical imagery in English.
Root and etymology
s-kh-rs-kh-r
“trade, profit”
In context — Proverbs 3:14
For her profit is better than the profit of silver, and her yield surpasses the finest gold.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 3:14, so the Hebrew word מִסְּחַר־כָּ֑סֶף (missekharkasef) 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.3.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.14.W4.S1) and character.