Proverbs 20:9:1Prov.20.9.W1TAB
מִֽי־יֹ֭אמַר
miyomar
“who will say”
- Transliteration
- mi-yo-MAR
- Extended
- mee-yoh-MAHR
- IPA
- /miː.joˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- who will say
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-yo-MAR
- clause
mi-yo-MAR zik-KI-ti lib-BI
- sentence
mi-yo-MAR zik-KI-ti lib-BI ta-HA-re-ti me-khat-TA-ti
Exegesis
The verse opens with mi {מִי | mî} forming a rhetorical question, followed by the Qal imperfect yomar {יֹאמַר | yō-mar} “will say.”
In context — Proverbs 20:9
Who can assert, “I have cleansed my heart; I am pure from my sin?”
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 20:9, so the Hebrew word מִֽי־יֹ֭אמַר (miyomar) 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.20.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.9.W1.S1) and character.