Proverbs 4:11:5Prov.4.11.W5TAB
בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־יֹֽשֶׁר׃
bemaegelleyosher
“in tracks of uprightness”
- Transliteration
- be-ma-e-gel-LE-yo-SHER
- Extended
- beh-mah-eh-gehl-LEE-yoh-SHEHR
- IPA
- /bəmaʕgəˈleː.joːˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- in tracks of uprightness
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ma-e-gel-LE-yo-SHER
- clause
hi-de-RAKH-ti-KHA be-ma-e-gel-LE-yo-SHER
- sentence
be-DE-rekh KHA-khe-MA ho-RE-ti-KHA hi-de-RAKH-ti-KHA be-ma-e-gel-LE-yo-SHER
Exegesis
The second clause mirrors this with hidraktikha {הִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָ | hi-drakh-ṯî-kā} “I have led you” paired with the frame bema‘g’lei yosher {בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־יֹֽשֶׁר | bə-ma-ʿă-ḡle-î yō-še-r} “in paths of uprightness.” This chiastic structure underscores the balance between teaching and guidance, and the Hiphil stem highlights the teacher’s active role in directing ethical conduct.
Root and etymology
י־שׁ־ר
“uprightness”
In context — Proverbs 4:11
I have instructed you in the way of wisdom, and I have led you in paths of uprightness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 4:11, so the Hebrew word בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־יֹֽשֶׁר׃ (bemaegelleyosher) 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.4.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.11.W5.S1) and character.