Proverbs 12:20:1Prov.12.20.W1TAB
מִ֭רְמָה
mirmema
“deceit”
- Transliteration
- mir-me-MA
- Extended
- mih-rmeh-MAA
- IPA
- /mir.mɔːˈmɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- deceit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
mir-me-MA
- clause
mir-me-MA be-LEV-kho-re-SHEI RA
- sentence
mir-me-MA be-LEV-kho-re-SHEI RA u-le-yo-a-TSEI sha-LOM sim-KHA
Exegesis
The noun mirmah {מִרְמָה | mîr-māh} ‘deceit’ functions as the subject and is fronted for emphasis.
Root and etymology
m-r-mm-r-m
“to deceive, defraud”
In context — Proverbs 12:20
Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but to the counselors of peace there is joy.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 12:20, so the Hebrew word מִ֭רְמָה (mirmema) 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.12.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.20.W1.S1) and character.