Proverbs 15:20:7Prov.15.20.W7TAB
אִמּֽוֹ׃
imo
“his mother”
- Transliteration
- i-MO
- Extended
- ih-MOH
- IPA
- /ʔimˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his mother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
i-MO
- phraseyour reading level
bo-ZE i-MO
- clause
u-khe-SIL a-DAM bo-ZE i-MO
- sentence
BEN kha-KHAM ye-sa-ME-akh-AV u-khe-SIL a-DAM bo-ZE i-MO
Exegesis
The Qal active participle bozeh {בּוֹזֶה | bōzeh} functions predicatively, attributing continuous contempt of the fool toward imo {אִמּוֹ | ʾimmô}. The terse word order and contrasting vav-clause highlight moral evaluation, a hallmark of Hebrew wisdom poetry.
In context — Proverbs 15:20
A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 15:20, so the Hebrew word אִמּֽוֹ׃ (imo) 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.15.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.20.W7.S1) and character.