Proverbs 19:7:8Prov.19.7.W8TAB
מִמֶּ֑נּוּ
mimmenu
“from him”
- Transliteration
- mim-me-NU
- Extended
- mihm-meh-NOO
- IPA
- /mimˈmɛnːuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mim-me-NU
- phraseyour reading level
AF KI me-RE-e-HU ra-kha-KU mim-me-NU
- clause
KAL a-KHE-RASH se-NE-u-HU AF KI me-RE-e-HU ra-kha-KU mim-me-NU
- 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
The Piel participle mereehu {מְרֵעֵהוּ | mər-ê-ʾê-hû} and the Qal perfect rachaku mimmenu {רָחֲקוּ מִמֶּנּוּ | rā-ḥă-qû mim-me-nû} form a syntactic pair emphasizing departure.
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 19:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 19:7, so the Hebrew word מִמֶּ֑נּוּ (mimmenu) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.7.W8.S1) and character.