Proverbs 8:23:2Prov.8.23.W2TAB
נִסַּ֥כְתִּי
nissakhti
“I was installed or I was set”
- Transliteration
- nis-SAKH-ti
- Extended
- nihs-SAHKH-tih
- IPA
- /nisˈsak.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I was installed or I was set
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
nis-SAKH-ti
- phraseyour reading level
me-o-LAM nis-SAKH-ti me-ROSH
- sentence
me-o-LAM nis-SAKH-ti me-ROSH mik-kad-ME-A-rets
Exegesis
The passive nuance of nissakhti {נִסַּכְתִּי | nis-sāḵ-tî} ‘I was established’ highlights being placed rather than active creation. The progression from cosmic to terrestrial orientation frames Wisdom’s relation to creation. The English version preserves this flow with matched prepositional phrases and commas reflecting the Hebrew poetic rhythm.
Root and etymology
n-s-knun–samekh–khaf
“to pour, install, set apart”
In context — Proverbs 8:23
From eternity, I was established , from the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 8:23, so the Hebrew word נִסַּ֥כְתִּי (nissakhti) 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.8.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.23.W2.S1) and character.