Proverbs 5:13:3Prov.5.13.W3TAB
מוֹרָ֑י
morai
“my teachers”
- Transliteration
- mo-RAI
- Extended
- moh-RAI
- IPA
- /moːˈraːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my teachers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mo-RAI
- clause
ve-LO-sha-MA-te be-KOL mo-RAI
- sentence
ve-LO-sha-MA-te be-KOL mo-RAI ve-lim-la-me-DAI lo-hi-TI-te OZ-ne
Exegesis
This is followed by the construct be-qōl môrây {בְּקוֹל מוֹרָי | bə-qōl mō-rāy} ‘to the voice of my teachers’, highlighting direct address to one’s mentors.
In context — Proverbs 5:13
And I did not listen to the voice of my teachers , nor did I incline my ear to my instructors .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 5:13, so the Hebrew word מוֹרָ֑י (morai) 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.5.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.13.W3.S1) and character.