Proverbs 2:15:5Prov.2.15.W5TAB
בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽם׃
bemagelotam
“in their ways”
- Transliteration
- be-ma-ge-lo-TAM
- Extended
- beh-mahg-geh-loh-TAAM
- IPA
- /bəmaʕg.gəloːˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in their ways
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-ma-ge-lo-TAM
- clause
u-ne-lo-ZIM be-ma-ge-lo-TAM
- sentence
a-SHER or-kho-te-HEM i-ke-SHIM u-ne-lo-ZIM be-ma-ge-lo-TAM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bəmaʿgəlōṯām {בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָם | bəmaʿgəlōṯām} ‘in their ways’ applies to both predicates, reinforcing the balanced structure and highlighting ongoing moral deviation. English rendering preserves this parallelism with coordinated verbs and a shared locational phrase.
Root and etymology
RootTav–Vav–Mem
“integrity, completeness”
In context — Proverbs 2:15
Whose paths are crooked and who are devious in their ways
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 2:15, so the Hebrew word בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽם׃ (bemagelotam) 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.2.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.15.W5.S1) and character.