Proverbs 1:32:4Prov.1.32.W4TAB
תַּֽהַרְגֵ֑ם
tahargem
“kills them”
- Transliteration
- ta-har-GEM
- Extended
- tah-hahr-GEEM
- IPA
- /taharˈɣeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- kills them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-har-GEM
- clause
KI me-shu-VAT pe-ta-YIM ta-har-GEM
- sentence
KI me-shu-VAT pe-ta-YIM ta-har-GEM ve-shal-VAT ke-si-LIM te-ab-be-DEM
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect tahargem {תַּהַרְגֵם | ṯa-har-gêm} ‘will kill them’ expresses a causative result.
In context — Proverbs 1:32
For the turning away of the simple will kill them, and the ease of fools will destroy them.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:32:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 1:32, so the Hebrew word תַּֽהַרְגֵ֑ם (tahargem) 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.1.32.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.32.W4.S1) and character.