Proverbs 8:19:4Prov.8.19.W4TAB
וּמִפָּ֑ז
umippaz
“and than fine gold”
- Transliteration
- u-mip-PAZ
- Extended
- oo-mihp-PAAZ
- IPA
- /umiˈpːaːz/
Meaning by language
- English
- and than fine gold
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero |
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Word in context
- word
u-mip-PAZ
- 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.
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 8:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 8:19, so the Hebrew word וּמִפָּ֑ז (umippaz) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.19.W4.S1) and character.