Proverbs 19:24:1Prov.19.24.W1TAB
טָ֘מַ֤ן
taman
“he has hidden or buried”
- Transliteration
- ta-MAN
- Extended
- tah-MAHN
- IPA
- /tɔːˈman/
Meaning by language
- English
- he has hidden or buried
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-MAN
- clause
ta-MAN a-TSEL ya-DO bats-tsal-LA-khat
- sentence
ta-MAN a-TSEL ya-DO bats-tsal-LA-khat gam-el-PI-hu LO ye-shi-VE-NA
Exegesis
The first clause begins with the verb taman {טָ֘מַ֤ן | ṭā-man} ‘he buries’, followed by its subject atsel {עָצֵ֣ל | ʿā-ṣēl} ‘sluggard’ and the object yado {יָ֭דוֹ | yā-dō} ‘his hand’ in the prepositional phrase ba-tsallachat {בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת | ba-ṣal-lā-ḥat} ‘in the dish’.
Root and etymology
t-m-ntet–mem–nun
“to hide, conceal”
In context — Proverbs 19:24
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish ; even to his mouth he does not bring it back.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 19:24, so the Hebrew word טָ֘מַ֤ן (taman) 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.19.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.24.W1.S1) and character.