Proverbs 14:15:4Prov.14.15.W4TAB
וְ֝עָר֗וּם
vearum
“but a prudent one or shrewd person”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-RUM
- Extended
- veh-aa-RUUM
- IPA
- /wəʕaːˈruːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- but a prudent one or shrewd person
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-RUM
- clause
ve-a-RUM ya-VIN la-a-shu-RO
- sentence
PE-ti ya-a-MIN le-KHOL-da-VAR ve-a-RUM ya-VIN la-a-shu-RO
Exegesis
The term peti {פֶּתִי | pĕ-tî} ‘simple’ in the first clause contrasts with arum {עָרוּם | ʿā-rûm} ‘prudent’ in the second, highlighting opposites.
Root and etymology
ʿ-r-mayin–resh–mem
“to be shrewd or crafty”
In context — Proverbs 14:15
The simple person trusts every word, but the prudent person discerns his steps .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 14:15, so the Hebrew word וְ֝עָר֗וּם (vearum) 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.14.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.15.W4.S1) and character.