Proverbs 14:18:4Prov.14.18.W4TAB
וַֽ֝עֲרוּמִ֗ים
vaarumim
“but the prudent or shrewd ones”
- Transliteration
- va-a-ru-MIM
- Extended
- vah-ah-roo-MEEM
- IPA
- /waʕăruːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- but the prudent or shrewd ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-a-ru-MIM
- clause
va-a-ru-MIM yak-ti-RU DA-at
- sentence
na-KHA-lu pe-ta-IM i-VE-let va-a-ru-MIM yak-ti-RU DA-at
Exegesis
The second clause opens with the contrastive particle and noun vaʿarummim {וַֽ֝עֲרוּמִ֗ים | vaʿarummîm} (‘but the prudent’), followed by yakhtiru {יַכְתִּרוּ | yākhterû} (‘are crowned’) and the direct object daʿat {דָֽעַת | dāʿaṯ} (‘knowledge’). The Piel stem of yakhtiru imparts an intensive, resultative sense, underscoring the honor conferred. The lack of a preposition before daʿat foregrounds knowledge itself as the crown. This structure not only highlights the moral contrast but also elevates the reward of understanding over the inheritance of folly.
Root and etymology
ʿ-r-mayin–resh–mem
“be cautious; be discreet”
In context — Proverbs 14:18
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 14:18, so the Hebrew word וַֽ֝עֲרוּמִ֗ים (vaarumim) 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.14.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.18.W4.S1) and character.