Proverbs 1:3:6Prov.1.3.W6TAB
וּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃
umesharim
“and uprightness or equity”
- Transliteration
- u-me-sha-RIM
- Extended
- oo-mee-shaa-REEM
- IPA
- /uːmeːʃaːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and uprightness or equity
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
u-me-sha-RIM
- clause
TSE-dek u-mish-PAT u-me-sha-RIM
- sentence
la-KHA-khat mu-SAR has-se-KEL TSE-dek u-mish-PAT u-me-sha-RIM
Exegesis
The coordinated series tsedek {צֶדֶק | ṣê-ḏê-q} 'righteousness', mishpat {מִשְׁפָּט | miš-pā-ṭ} 'justice', and meisharim {מֵישָׁרִים | mê-ša-rîm} 'uprightness' are linked by the conjunction u (וּ), creating a triad of ethical qualities. In translation, English infinitives and prepositional phrases convey purpose, and the conjunctive list preserves parallel structure.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–resh
“to be upright”
In context — Proverbs 1:3
To receive instruction for prudence, righteousness, justice, and uprightness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 1:3, so the Hebrew word וּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃ (umesharim) 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.1.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.3.W6.S1) and character.