Proverbs 12:27:2Prov.12.27.W2TAB
רְמִיָּ֣ה
remiya
“a slothful one”
- Transliteration
- re-mi-YA
- Extended
- reh-mih-YAA
- IPA
- /rə.mijˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a slothful one
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
re-mi-YA
- clause
lo-ya-KHO-rekh re-mi-YA TSEI-do
- sentence
lo-ya-KHO-rekh re-mi-YA TSEI-do ve-HON-a-DAM ya-KAR kha-RUTS
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lō} with the Qal imperfect verb yacharokh {יַחֲרֹךְ | yaḥă-rōḵ} indicates habitual failure by the remiyyah {רְמִיָּה | rə-mi-yyā} “slothful one” to prepare tzeido {צֵידוֹ | ṣē-yə-ḏō} “prey”.
Root and etymology
r-m-hresh–mem–heh
“to slack; to practice fraud”
In context — Proverbs 12:27
The slothful man does not roast his game, but diligence is a man’s precious wealth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 12:27, so the Hebrew word רְמִיָּ֣ה (remiya) 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.12.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.27.W2.S1) and character.