Proverbs 19:7:10Prov.19.7.W10TAB
אֲמָרִ֣ים
amarim
“words”
- Transliteration
- a-ma-RIM
- Extended
- ah-maa-REEM
- IPA
- /ʔămaːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- words
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
a-ma-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
a-ma-RIM lo-LO-HEM-ma
- clause
me-rad-DEF a-ma-RIM lo-LO-HEM-ma
- sentence
KAL a-KHE-RASH se-NE-u-HU AF KI me-RE-e-HU ra-kha-KU mim-me-NU me-rad-DEF a-ma-RIM lo-LO-HEM-ma
Exegesis
A chiastic structure frames meraddef {מְרַדֵּ֖ף | mər-addēp} ‘pursuing’ around amarim {אֲמָרִים | ʾă-mā-rîm} ‘words.’
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Proverbs 19:7
All the brothers of the poor hate him; even so, his companions have distanced themselves from him. He pursues them with words, but they are not there for him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Proverbs 19:7, so the Hebrew word אֲמָרִ֣ים (amarim) 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.19.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.7.W10.S1) and character.