Proverbs 20:2:1Prov.20.2.W1TAB
נַ֣הַם
naham
“roaring”
- Transliteration
- NA-ham
- Extended
- NAH-hahm
- IPA
- /ˈna.ham/
Meaning by language
- English
- roaring
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
NA-ham
- clause
NA-ham kak-ke-FIR E-mat ME-lekh
- sentence
NA-ham kak-ke-FIR E-mat ME-lekh mi-ta-be-RO kho-TE naf-SHO
Exegesis
The proverb opens with the metaphorical noun naham {נַהַם | nāham} ‘roar’, followed by the simile marker kaph and the noun kakkepîr {כַּכְפִיר | kak-ke-pîr} ‘young lion’, yielding ‘roar like a young lion.’
In context — Proverbs 20:2
The terror of a king is like the roar of a young lion; whoever provokes his anger sins against his own soul .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 20:2, so the Hebrew word נַ֣הַם (naham) 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.20.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.2.W1.S1) and character.