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

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    EM

  2. clause

    me-sha-DED-AV yav-re-AKH EM

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.