Proverbs 1:4:6Prov.1.4.W6TAB
וּמְזִמָּֽה׃
umezimma
“and discretion”
- Transliteration
- u-me-zim-MA
- Extended
- oo-meh-zihm-MAA
- IPA
- /u.mə.zimˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and discretion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-me-zim-MA
- phraseyour reading level
DA-at u-me-zim-MA
- clause
le-NAR DA-at u-me-zim-MA
- sentence
la-TET lif-ta-IM ar-ma le-NAR DA-at u-me-zim-MA
Exegesis
This structure places armah {עָרְמָ֑ה | ʿār-māh} ‘prudence’, daʿat {דַּ֣עַת | da-ʿaṯ} ‘knowledge’, and umezimmah {וּמְזִמָּֽה | ū-me-zim-māh} ‘discretion’ without conjunctions to underscore a successive accumulation of moral gifts. English uses commas and the conjunction and to reflect the Hebrew series naturally. The progression from practical shrewdness to intellectual insight and evaluative planning supports the didactic goal of equipping both the naive and the youth for wise decision-making.
Root and etymology
ז־מ־מ
“plan, purpose”
In context — Proverbs 1:4
To give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 1:4, so the Hebrew word וּמְזִמָּֽה׃ (umezimma) 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.1.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.4.W6.S1) and character.