Proverbs 1:21:2Prov.1.21.W2TAB
הֹמִיּ֗וֹת
homiyot
“noisy places or bustling streets”
- Transliteration
- ho-mi-YOT
- Extended
- hoh-mih-YOHT
- IPA
- /hoː.mijˈjoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- noisy places or bustling streets
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ho-mi-YOT
- phraseyour reading level
be-ROSH ho-mi-YOT
- sentence
be-ROSH ho-mi-YOT tik-RA be-fit-KHE she-a-RIM ba-IR a-ma-RE-ha to-MER
Exegesis
The verse unfolds through a sequence of locative phrases introduced by the preposition בְּ, beginning with berosh homiyot {בְּרֹאשׁ הֹמִיּוֹת | bə-rōš hō-mî-yōṯ} ‘at the head of the noisy places’, which establishes a prominent vantage amid communal bustle.
Root and etymology
h-m-hheh–mem–heh
“to roar or be tumultuous”
In context — Proverbs 1:21
At the head of the noisy places she calls out; at the openings of the city gates in the city she utters her sayings .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 1:21, so the Hebrew word הֹמִיּ֗וֹת (homiyot) 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.1.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.21.W2.S1) and character.