Proverbs 18:8:3Prov.18.8.W3TAB
כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים
kemitlahamim
“like dainty morsels”
- Transliteration
- ke-mit-la-ha-MIM
- Extended
- keh-miht-lah-hah-MIHM
- IPA
- /kəmit.la.hăˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- like dainty morsels
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-mit-la-ha-MIM
- clause
div-RE nir-GAN ke-mit-la-ha-MIM
- sentence
div-RE nir-GAN ke-mit-la-ha-MIM ve-HEM yar-DU kha-de-RE-va-ten
Exegesis
The simile kemitlahamim {כְּמִתְלַהֲמִים | kə-mit-lahă-mîm} ‘like dainty morsels’ uses preposition kə with a Hitpael participle to evoke vivid consumption imagery.
Root and etymology
l-h-mlamed–heh–mem
“to swallow greedily”
In context — Proverbs 18:8
The words of a whisperer are like choice morsels ; they go down to the innermost parts of the belly.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 18:8, so the Hebrew word כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים (kemitlahamim) 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.18.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.8.W3.S1) and character.