Proverbs 18:4:1Prov.18.4.W1TAB
מַ֣יִם
mayim
“waters”
- Transliteration
- MA-yim
- Extended
- MAH-yihm
- IPA
- /ˈmajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- waters
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
MA-yim
- clause
MA-yim a-mu-KIM div-REI fi-ISH
- sentence
MA-yim a-mu-KIM div-REI fi-ISH NA-khal no-VE-a me-KOR khok-MA
Exegesis
It then presents three parallel equative predicates: mayim amuqim {מַ֣יִם עֲ֭מֻקִּים | mayim ʿămûqqîm} ‘deep waters’, nakhal novea {נַ֥חַל נֹ֝בֵ֗עַ | naḥal nōvêaʿ} ‘a flowing stream’, and mekor chokhmah {מְק֣וֹר חָכְמָֽה | məqôr ḥôḵmāh} ‘a spring of wisdom’. The construct structures emphasize personal speech, the plural adjective agreement underscores depth, and the participle–noun pairing conveys dynamic motion. The final construct highlights the source of insight. The asyndetic parallelism accelerates the poetic rhythm and underscores the richness and movement inherent in speech and understanding.
Root and etymology
m-y-m
“water(s)”
In context — Proverbs 18:4
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters, a flowing stream, a fountain of wisdom .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 18:4, so the Hebrew word מַ֣יִם (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.18.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.4.W1.S1) and character.