Proverbs 14:29:5Prov.14.29.W5TAB
מֵרִ֥ים
merim
“raises up”
- Transliteration
- me-RIM
- Extended
- meh-REEM
- IPA
- /meːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- raises up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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
me-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
me-RIM i-VE-let
- clause
u-ke-TSAR-ru-akh me-RIM i-VE-let
- sentence
E-rekh a-PA-yim rav-te-vu-NA u-ke-TSAR-ru-akh me-RIM i-VE-let
Exegesis
The adversative vav triggers the apodosis, where the Piel participle merim {מֵרִים | mê-rîm} ‘lifts up’ takes ivvelet {אִוֶּלֶת | ʾî-ve-leṯ} ‘folly’ as its object. In English, the conjunction “but” reflects this adversative relation, underscoring the causal contrast between patience and impulsiveness.
Root and etymology
r-w-mresh–vav–mem
“lift; exalt”
In context — Proverbs 14:29
One who is slow to anger has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered lifts up folly.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:29:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 14:29, so the Hebrew word מֵרִ֥ים (merim) 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.14.29.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.29.W5.S1) and character.