Proverbs 14:25:7Prov.14.25.W7TAB
מִרְמָֽה׃
mirma
“deceit or treachery”
- Transliteration
- mir-MA
- Extended
- mihr-MAA
- IPA
- /mirˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- deceit or treachery
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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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-MA
- phraseyour reading level
ke-za-VIM mir-MA
- clause
ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM mir-MA
- sentence
ma-TSIL ne-fa-SHOT ED e-MET ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM mir-MA
Exegesis
The final noun mirmah {מִרְמָה | mir-māh} ‘deceit’ underscores the culpability of false testimony. English SVO order mirrors the Hebrew to maintain the parallel moral contrast.
Root and etymology
ר־מ־ה
“deceit, treachery”
In context — Proverbs 14:25
A witness of truth preserves lives, yet one who utters lies practices deceit .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:25:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 14:25, so the Hebrew word מִרְמָֽה׃ (mirma) 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.14.25.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.25.W7.S1) and character.