Proverbs 1:22:1Prov.1.22.W1TAB
עַד־מָתַ֣י
admatai
“until when”
- Transliteration
- ad-ma-TAI
- Extended
- ahd-mah-TAI
- IPA
- /ʕad.maːˈθaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- until when
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ad-ma-TAI
- phraseyour reading level
ad-ma-TAI pe-ta-YIM
- clause
ad-ma-TAI pe-ta-YIM te-e-ha-VU-pe-TI ve-le-TSIM la-TSON kham-de-VU la-HEM
- sentence
ad-ma-TAI pe-ta-YIM te-e-ha-VU-pe-TI ve-le-TSIM la-TSON kham-de-VU la-HEM u-khe-si-LIM yis-ne-U-da-AT
Exegesis
The verse opens with the interrogative ad-matai {עַד־מָתַי | ʿad-maṯay} ‘until when’, introducing three successive direct addresses to petayim {פְּתָיִם | pəṯāyim} ‘simple ones’, letsim {וְלֵצִים | wəleṣîm} ‘scoffers’, and kesîlîm {וּכְסִילִים | ukesîlîm} ‘fools’.
In context — Proverbs 1:22
“How long, you simple ones , will you love simplicity? And scoffers, how long will you desire mockery for yourselves? And how long will fools hate knowledge ?”
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 1:22, so the Hebrew word עַד־מָתַ֣י (admatai) 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.1.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.22.W1.S1) and character.