Proverbs 11:1:6Prov.11.1.W6TAB
שְׁלֵמָ֣ה
shelema
“whole”
- Transliteration
- she-le-MA
- Extended
- sheh-leh-MAA
- IPA
- /ʃəleːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- whole
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
she-le-MA
- phraseyour reading level
she-le-MA re-tso-NO
- clause
ve-E-ven she-le-MA re-tso-NO
- sentence
mo-zen-E mir-ma to-a-VAT ye-ho-VAH ve-E-ven she-le-MA re-tso-NO
Exegesis
The conjunction ve {וְ} introduces the contrasting clause even shelemah retsono {אֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָ֣ה רְצוֹנֽוֹ | ʾe-ven shĕ-lê-mah rĕ-ṣō-nō}, ‘a complete stone His delight’. This antithetic structure highlights the moral imperative for honest measures. English renders the construct relationships as genitive and preserves the parallel contrast.
Root and etymology
ש־ל־מ
“complete”
In context — Proverbs 11:1
Deceptive scales are an abomination to the LORD , but a just weight is His delight .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 11:1, so the Hebrew word שְׁלֵמָ֣ה (shelema) 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.11.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.1.W6.S1) and character.