Proverbs 8:19:3Prov.8.19.W3TAB
מֵחָר֣וּץ
mekharuts
“than gold”
- Transliteration
- me-kha-RUTS
- Extended
- mee-khah-RUUTS
- IPA
- /meːħaˈruːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- than gold
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-kha-RUTS
- clause
TOV PIR-yi me-kha-RUTS u-mip-PAZ
- sentence
TOV PIR-yi me-kha-RUTS u-mip-PAZ u-te-vu-a-TI mik-KE-sef niv-KHAR
Exegesis
Two coordinated comparative phrases—mê-ḥā-rûṣ {מֵחָרוּץ | mê-ḥā-rûṣ} and ū-mip-pāz {וּמִפָּז | ū-mip-pāz}—introduce parallel comparisons to fine gold and pure gold.
Root and etymology
ḥ-r-ṣḥ-r-ṣ
“to cut, refine”
In context — Proverbs 8:19
My fruit is better than fine gold and pure gold, and my yield is more desirable than select silver .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 8:19, so the Hebrew word מֵחָר֣וּץ (mekharuts) 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.8.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.19.W3.S1) and character.