Proverbs 30:14:5Prov.30.14.W5TAB

מְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יו

metalleotav

“his fangs”

Transliteration: me-tal-le-o-TAV
Extended: meh-tal-leh-oh-TAAV
IPA: /u.ma.ʔăxaːˈloːt/

Meaning by language

English: his fangs

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

מְֽ + תַל + לְּ + עֹ֫ + תָ֥יו

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me + tal + le + o + tav

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metalleotav

Alphabet Analysis

	Mem	m as in mother
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	Tav	t as in top
	Patach	short 'ah' as in father
	Lamed	l as in law
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	Ayin	deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
	Holem	long 'oh' as in go
	Tav	t as in top
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Vav	v as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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The word

Word in context

word
me-tal-le-o-TAV
clause
me-tal-le-o-TAV le-e-KHOL a-ni-YIM me-E-rets
sentence
DOR kha-ra-VOT shi-NAV u-ma-a-kha-LOT me-tal-le-o-TAV le-e-KHOL a-ni-YIM me-E-rets ve-ev-yo-NIM me-a-DAM

Exegesis

The coordinating phrase uma‘akhalot metal‘otav {וּֽמַאֲכָל֢וֹת מְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יו | wə-ma‘ă-kā-lōt mə-tal-le‘ôṯāyw} intensifies the image by adding “knives its jaw-teeth.”

In context — Proverbs 30:14

There is a generation whose teeth are swords, and whose jaw-teeth are knives, to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among men.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 30:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 30:14, so the Hebrew word מְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יו (metalleotav) 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.30.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.14.W5.S1) and character.

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