Proverbs 6:13:3Prov.6.13.W3TAB
מֹלֵ֣ל
molel
“signals”
- Transliteration
- mo-LEL
- Extended
- moh-LEEL
- IPA
- /moːˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- signals
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
mo-LEL
- clause
ko-RETS be-ei-NAV mo-LEL be-rag-LAV
- sentence
ko-RETS be-ei-NAV mo-LEL be-rag-LAV mo-RE be-ets-be-o-TAV
Exegesis
The verse employs a tricolon of participles—koretz {קֹרֵץ | qō-reṣ} ‘he winks’, molel {מֹלֵל | mō-lêl} ‘he signals’, and moreh {מֹרֶה | mō-rêh} ‘he points’—each paired with an instrumental prepositional phrase (b’einav {בְּעֵינָו | bə-ʿê-nāw}, b’raglav {בְּרַגְלָו | bə-rag-lāw}, b’etzbeotav {בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָיו | bə-ʾeṣ-bə-ʿō-tāw}) indicating different physical gestures. The asyndetic structure underscores the ongoing, habitual nature of these covert actions. Variation of Hebrew stems from Qal to Piel to Hiphil introduces nuance from simple action to intensified signaling and directive pointing. Maintaining participial English verbs preserves the continuous aspect and parallelism inherent in the Hebrew.
Root and etymology
m-l-lmem–lamed–lamed
“to gesture secretly”
In context — Proverbs 6:13
He winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, and points with his fingers.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 6:13, so the Hebrew word מֹלֵ֣ל (molel) 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.6.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.13.W3.S1) and character.