Proverbs 6:20:3Prov.6.20.W3TAB
מִצְוַ֣ת
mitsvaht
“commandment of”
- Transliteration
- mits-VAHT
- Extended
- mihts-VAHT
- IPA
- /mitsˈvat/
Meaning by language
- English
- commandment of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mits-VAHT
- clause
ne-TSOR be-NI mits-VAHT a-VI-kha
- sentence
ne-TSOR be-NI mits-VAHT a-VI-kha ve-AL-ti-TOSH to-RAT i-ME-kha
Exegesis
The construct chain mitzvat avikha {מִצְוַת אָבִיךָ | mits-vāth ʾā-vî-ḵā} ‘commandment of your father’ expresses paternal possession.
Root and etymology
Rootts-v-h
“to command”
In context — Proverbs 6:20
My son, keep the commandment of your father, and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 6:20, so the Hebrew word מִצְוַ֣ת (mitsvaht) 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.6.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.20.W3.S1) and character.