Proverbs 2:11:1Prov.2.11.W1TAB
מְ֭זִמָּה
mezimma
“discretion”
- Transliteration
- me-zim-MA
- Extended
- meh-zihm-MAA
- IPA
- /məzimˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- discretion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
me-zim-MA
- phraseyour reading level
me-zim-MA tish-me-MOR a-LE-kha
- sentence
me-zim-MA tish-me-MOR a-LE-kha te-vu-NA tin-tse-RE-kha
Exegesis
The verse features two parallel personified nouns, mezimmah {מְ֭זִמָּה | mə·zimmāh} ‘discretion’ and tevunah {תְּבוּנָ֥ה | tə·vūnāh} ‘understanding,’ each with an imperfect verb: tishmor {תִּשְׁמֹ֥ר | tiš·môr} ‘she will guard’ and tintzrekha {תִּנְצְֽרֶכָּה | tin·ṣrə·ḵā} ‘she will guard you.’ The conjunction vav linking the two clauses is implicit, creating concise parallelism.
Root and etymology
RootZayin–Mem–Mem
“to plan, devise”
In context — Proverbs 2:11
Discretion will guard over you, and understanding will preserve you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 2:11, so the Hebrew word מְ֭זִמָּה (mezimma) 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.2.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.11.W1.S1) and character.