Proverbs 9:2:3Prov.9.2.W3TAB
מָסְכָ֣ה
maskha
“she has mixed”
- Transliteration
- mas-KHA
- Extended
- maas-KHAA
- IPA
- /masˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- she has mixed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mas-KHA
- clause
TAV-kha tiv-KHAH mas-KHA ye-NAH
- sentence
TAV-kha tiv-KHAH mas-KHA ye-NAH AF a-re-KHA shul-kha-NAH
Exegesis
The verse employs three coordinated Qal perfect verbs tavkhah {טָבְחָ֣ה | ṭā·ḇə·ḥā} “she has slaughtered,” maskhah {מָסְכָ֣ה | mā·sə·ḵā} “she has mixed,” and ar’khah {עָֽרְכָ֥ה | ‘ā·rə·ḵā} “she has set.”
Root and etymology
Rootm–s–k
“to mix liquids”
In context — Proverbs 9:2
She has slaughtered her beasts and mixed her wine ; she has arranged her table .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 9:2, so the Hebrew word מָסְכָ֣ה (maskha) 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.9.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.2.W3.S1) and character.