Proverbs 20:23:6Prov.20.23.W6TAB
מִרְמָ֣ה
mirema
“deceit”
- Transliteration
- mi-re-MA
- Extended
- mih-reh-MAA
- IPA
- /mirˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- deceit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-re-MA
- phraseyour reading level
mi-re-MA lo-TOV
- clause
u-MO-ze-NEI mi-re-MA lo-TOV
- sentence
to-a-VAT ye-ho-VAH E-ven va-A-ven u-MO-ze-NEI mi-re-MA lo-TOV
Exegesis
The construct umoaznei mirmah {וּמֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה | ū-mō-ʾaznê mir-māh} ‘balances of deceit’ specifies the fraudulent instruments.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–mem–heh
“deceit”
In context — Proverbs 20:23
The use of differing weights is an abomination to the LORD , and dishonest balances are not good.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 20:23, so the Hebrew word מִרְמָ֣ה (mirema) 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.20.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.23.W6.S1) and character.