Proverbs 15:16:6Prov.15.16.W6TAB
וּמְה֥וּמָה
umehuma
“and turmoil”
- Transliteration
- u-me-hu-MA
- Extended
- oo-meh-hoo-MAA
- IPA
- /uːməhuːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and turmoil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
u-me-hu-MA
- phraseyour reading level
u-me-hu-MA VO
- clause
me-o-TSAR RAV u-me-hu-MA VO
- sentence
TOV-me-AT be-yir-AT ye-ho-VAH me-o-TSAR RAV u-me-hu-MA VO
Exegesis
The conjunction u {וּ | wə} ‘and’ links the noun mehumah {מְהוּמָה | mə-hû-māh} ‘tumult,’ while the pronominal suffix in vo {בוֹ | bō} ‘in it’ specifies location. This antithetical parallelism underscores the stability found in reverent restraint over the instability of riches.
Root and etymology
ה-מ-ה
“tumult, commotion”
In context — Proverbs 15:16
Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than abundant treasure accompanied by trouble .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 15:16, so the Hebrew word וּמְה֥וּמָה (umehuma) 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.15.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.16.W6.S1) and character.