Proverbs 3:24:1Prov.3.24.W1TAB
אִם־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ב
imtishkav
“if you lie down”
- Transliteration
- im-tish-KAV
- Extended
- ihm-tihsh-KAAV
- IPA
- /ʔim.tiʃˈkav/
Meaning by language
- English
- if you lie down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
im-tish-KAV
- clause
im-tish-KAV lo-ti-fe-KHAD
- sentence
im-tish-KAV lo-ti-fe-KHAD ve-sha-KHAV-ta ve-a-re-VA she-na-TE-kha
Exegesis
The conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} introduces a protasis with the imperfect verb tishkav {תִּשְׁכַּ֥ב | tiš-kav} ‘you lie down’.
Root and etymology
ש־כ־ב
“to lie down, rest”
In context — Proverbs 3:24
When you recline, you will have no fear; and as you lie down, your sleep will be pleasant .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 3:24, so the Hebrew word אִם־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ב (imtishkav) 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.3.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.24.W1.S1) and character.