Proverbs 7:17:2Prov.7.17.W2TAB
מִשְׁכָּבִ֑י
mishkavi
“my bed”
- Transliteration
- mish-ka-VI
- Extended
- mihsh-kah-VEE
- IPA
- /miʃ.kaːˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my bed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mish-ka-VI
- clause
naf-TI mish-ka-VI
- sentence
naf-TI mish-ka-VI MOR a-ha-LIM ve-ki-na-MON
Exegesis
The noun mishkavi {מִשְׁכָּבִ֑י | mīshkābî} in construct state with a pronominal suffix indicates personal possession and intimacy.
In context — Proverbs 7:17
I have scented my bed with myrrh , aloes, and cinnamon.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 7:17, so the Hebrew word מִשְׁכָּבִ֑י (mishkavi) 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.7.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.17.W2.S1) and character.