Proverbs 10:27:4Prov.10.27.W4TAB
יָמִ֑ים
yamim
“days”
- Transliteration
- ya-MIM
- Extended
- yaa-MEEM
- IPA
- /jaːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- days
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-MIM
- clause
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH to-SIF ya-MIM
- sentence
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH to-SIF ya-MIM u-she-NOT re-sha-IM tik-TSO-re-NA
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect tosif {תּוֹסִיף | tô-sîp̄} conveys causative action by the feminine subject, producing an increase of yamim {יָמִים | yā-mîm} ‘days’.
Root and etymology
y-m-myod–mem–mem
“day, period”
In context — Proverbs 10:27
The fear of the LORD will add days , but the years of the wicked will be shortened.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 10:27, so the Hebrew word יָמִ֑ים (yamim) 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.10.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.27.W4.S1) and character.