Proverbs 2:21:4Prov.2.21.W4TAB
וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים
utemimim
“and blameless ones”
- Transliteration
- u-te-mi-MIM
- Extended
- oo-teh-mih-MEEM
- IPA
- /uː.təmiˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and blameless ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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
u-te-mi-MIM
- clause
u-te-mi-MIM yi-va-te-RU VAH
- sentence
ki-ye-sha-RIM yish-ke-NU A-rets u-te-mi-MIM yi-va-te-RU VAH
Exegesis
The second clause mirrors this with temimim {תְמִימִים | tə-mi-mîm} ‘blameless ones’ and the Niphal imperfect yivateru {יִוָּתְרוּ | yî-vā-te-rû} ‘will remain’, where the suffix bah {בָּהּ | bă} ‘in it’ refers back to aretz. This balanced structure emphasizes the covenantal link between moral integrity and lasting habitation.
Root and etymology
t-m-mtav–mem–mem
“to be complete, whole”
In context — Proverbs 2:21
For the upright will live in the land, and the blameless will stay there.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 2:21, so the Hebrew word וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים (utemimim) 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.2.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.21.W4.S1) and character.