Proverbs 13:11:3Prov.13.11.W3TAB
יִמְעָ֑ט
yimeat
“will diminish”
- Transliteration
- yim-e-AT
- Extended
- yihm-eh-AAT
- IPA
- /jim.ʕaːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- will diminish
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yim-e-AT
- clause
HON me-HE-vel yim-e-AT
- sentence
HON me-HE-vel yim-e-AT ve-ko-VETS al-YAD yar-BE
Exegesis
The first clause links wealth with emptiness through the construct phrase mehevel {מֵהֶבֶל | mēhevel} ‘from emptiness’, concluding with the imperfect yimat {יִמְעָט | yimə‛āṭ} ‘will diminish’.
In context — Proverbs 13:11
Wealth gained in haste will diminish, but he who gathers by hand will increase.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 13:11, so the Hebrew word יִמְעָ֑ט (yimeat) 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.13.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.11.W3.S1) and character.