Proverbs 15:26:6Prov.15.26.W6TAB
אִמְרֵי־נֹֽעַם׃
imrenoam
“words of pleasantness”
- Transliteration
- im-RE-NO-am
- Extended
- ihm-REE-noh-AHM
- IPA
- /ʔimˈreː.noː.ʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- words of pleasantness
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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-RE-NO-am
- 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 construct imrei-noam {אִמְרֵי־נֹֽעַם | ʾim-rê-nō-ʿam} ‘words of pleasantness’ completes the chiastic antithesis between inner motives and outward speech. The balanced syntax and repetition of the divine name frame an ethical dichotomy preserved in translation by maintaining parallel structure and semantic nuance.
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 15:26:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 15:26, so the Hebrew word אִמְרֵי־נֹֽעַם׃ (imrenoam) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.26.W6.S1) and character.