Proverbs 15:26:5Prov.15.26.W5TAB
וּ֝טְהֹרִ֗ים
utehorim
“and pure ones”
- Transliteration
- u-te-ho-RIM
- Extended
- oo-teh-hoh-REEM
- IPA
- /u.təhoːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and pure ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
u-te-ho-RIM
- clause
u-te-ho-RIM im-RE-NO-am
- sentence
to-a-VAT Ye-ho-VAH makh-she-VOT RA u-te-ho-RIM im-RE-NO-am
Exegesis
The prefixed adjective wə-tehorim {וּטְהֹרִים | wə-te-ho-rîm} ‘and the pure’ sets up a parallel contrast.
In context — Proverbs 15:26
The thoughts of evil are an abomination to the LORD ; but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 15:26, so the Hebrew word וּ֝טְהֹרִ֗ים (utehorim) 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.15.26.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.26.W5.S1) and character.