Proverbs 10:1:2Prov.10.1.W2TAB
שְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה
shelomo
“Solomon”
- Transliteration
- she-lo-MO
- Extended
- sheh-loh-MOH
- IPA
- /ʃəloˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Solomon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
she-lo-MO
- phraseyour reading level
she-lo-MO BEN kha-KHAM ye-sa-MMAKH-AV
- clause
mish-LE she-lo-MO BEN kha-KHAM ye-sa-MMAKH-AV
- sentence
mish-LE she-lo-MO BEN kha-KHAM ye-sa-MMAKH-AV u-VEN ke-SIL tu-GAT i-MO
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct phrase mishlei {מִשְׁלֵ֗י | miš·lê} ‘proverbs of’ followed by the genitive modifier shelomoh {שְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה | šĕ·lō·mō(h)} establishing a superscription.
In context — Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 10:1, so the Hebrew word שְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה (shelomo) 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.10.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.1.W2.S1) and character.