Proverbs 14:8:7Prov.14.8.W7TAB
מִרְמָֽה׃
mirma
“deceit”
- Transliteration
- mir-MA
- Extended
- mihr-MAA
- IPA
- /mirˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- deceit
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-si-LIM mir-MA
- clause
ve-i-VE-let ke-si-LIM mir-MA
- sentence
khokh-MAT a-RUM ha-VIN dar-KO ve-i-VE-let ke-si-LIM mir-MA
Exegesis
The verse concludes with the predicate mirmah {מִרְמָה | mir-mah} ‘deceit.’ This balanced parallelism underscores the contrast between prudent understanding and foolish deception.
Root and etymology
r-m-hresh–mem–heh
“to deceive”
In context — Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is that he understands his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 14:8, 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.14.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.8.W7.S1) and character.