Proverbs 6:15:5Prov.6.15.W5TAB
פֶּ֥תַע
peta
“in an instant”
- Transliteration
- PE-ta
- Extended
- PEH-tah
- IPA
- /ˈpɛ.θaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- in an instant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PE-ta
- phraseyour reading level
PE-ta yish-SHA-ver
- clause
PE-ta yish-SHA-ver ve-EN mar-PE
- sentence
al-KEN pit-e-OM ya-VO e-DO PE-ta yish-SHA-ver ve-EN mar-PE
Exegesis
The noun peta {פֶּתַע | pēṭaʿ} ‘instant’, functioning adverbially, heightens immediacy before the niphal imperfect yishaver {יִשָּׁבֵ֗ר | yiššāḇēr} ‘he will be broken’, whose passive voice underscores helplessness.
In context — Proverbs 6:15
Therefore his calamity will come suddenly; in an instant he will be broken, and there will be no healing .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 6:15, so the Hebrew word פֶּ֥תַע (peta) 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.6.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.15.W5.S1) and character.