Proverbs 19:26:3Prov.19.26.W3TAB
אֵ֑ם
em
“a mother”
- Transliteration
- EM
- Extended
- EEM
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a mother
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
EM
- clause
me-sha-DED-AV yav-re-AKH EM
- sentence
me-sha-DED-AV yav-re-AKH EM BEN me-VISH u-ma-khPIR
Exegesis
The conjunction waw introduces yavriach {יַבְרִיחַ | yāvrîaḥ} ‘drives away’, a Hiphil imperfect signaling causative action on em {אֵם | ʾēm} ‘mother’.
In context — Proverbs 19:26
A son who devastates his father and drives away his mother is one who brings shame and disgrace .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 19:26, so the Hebrew word אֵ֑ם (em) 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.19.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.26.W3.S1) and character.