Proverbs 20:5:1Prov.20.5.W1TAB
מַ֣יִם
mayim
“waters”
- Transliteration
- MA-yim
- Extended
- MAH-yihm
- IPA
- /ˈma.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- waters
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
MA-yim
- clause
MA-yim a-mu-KIM e-TSA ve-lev-ISH
- sentence
MA-yim a-mu-KIM e-TSA ve-lev-ISH ve-ISH te-vu-NA yid-de-le-NA
Exegesis
The first clause uses mayim {מַ֣יִם | măyim} ‘waters’ modified by amuqim {עֲ֭מֻקִּים | ămūqîm} ‘deep’ to form a vivid metaphor for hidden counsel.
Root and etymology
m-y-mmem–yod–mem
“water”
In context — Proverbs 20:5
Deep waters are counsel in a man’s heart, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 20:5, so the Hebrew word מַ֣יִם (mayim) 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.20.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.5.W1.S1) and character.