Proverbs 17:14:2Prov.17.14.W2TAB
מַ֭יִם
mayim
“water”
- Transliteration
- MA-yim
- Extended
- MAH-yim
- IPA
- /ˈmajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- water
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
מַ֭ + יִם
↓
ma + yim
↓
mayim
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
MA-yim
- clause
PO-ter MA-yim re-SHIT ma-DON
- sentence
PO-ter MA-yim re-SHIT ma-DON ve-lif-NEI hit-gal-LA ha-RIV ne-TOSH
In context — Proverbs 17:14
Releasing water is the beginning of strife ; leave a quarrel before it bursts forth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 17:14, so the Hebrew word מַ֭יִם (mayim) 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.17.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.14.W2.S1) and character.