Proverbs 18:19:5Prov.18.19.W5TAB
וּ֝מִדְיָנִ֗ים
umidyanim
“and quarrels”
- Transliteration
- u-mid-ya-NIM
- Extended
- oo-mihd-yah-NEEM
- IPA
- /umidjaˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and quarrels
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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-mid-ya-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
u-me-do-NIM u-mid-ya-NIM
- clause
u-me-do-NIM u-mid-ya-NIM kiv-RI-akh ar-MON
- sentence
AKH nif-SHA mik-ki-ryat-OZ u-me-do-NIM u-mid-ya-NIM kiv-RI-akh ar-MON
Exegesis
The copulative vav in umidyanim {וּמִדְיָנִ֗ים | u-min-yā-nim} ‘and disputes’ parallels the first clause.
Root and etymology
d-y-n
“dispute, litigation”
In context — Proverbs 18:19
A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city; and disputes are like the bars of a fortress .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 18:19, so the Hebrew word וּ֝מִדְיָנִ֗ים (umidyanim) 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.18.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.19.W5.S1) and character.