Proverbs 1:12:4Prov.1.12.W4TAB
וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים
utemimim
“and whole or blameless ones”
- Transliteration
- u-te-mi-MIM
- Extended
- oo-teh-mih-MEEM
- IPA
- /uː.tə.miːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and whole or blameless ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-te-mi-MIM
- clause
u-te-mi-MIM khe-yor-DE VOR
- sentence
niv-la-EM kish-e-OL kha-YIM u-te-mi-MIM khe-yor-DE VOR
Exegesis
The conjunction u {וּ | ū} linking temimim {תְּמִימִים | te-mî-mîm} ‘complete’ intensifies the totality of the act. The Hebrew word order, with the cohortative verb preceding the similes, creates an urgent, aggressive tone preserved through coordinate clauses and vivid imagery.
Root and etymology
ת־מ־םt–m–m
“complete”
In context — Proverbs 1:12
Let us swallow them alive, like the grave , and whole, like those who go down into the pit :
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 1:12, so the Hebrew word וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים (utemimim) 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.1.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.12.W4.S1) and character.