Proverbs 21:22:2Prov.21.22.W2TAB
גִּ֭בֹּרִים
gibborim
“mighty men”
- Transliteration
- gib-bo-RIM
- Extended
- gihb-boh-REEM
- IPA
- /gib.boˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- mighty men
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
gib-bo-RIM
- clause
IR gib-bo-RIM a-LA kha-KHAM
- sentence
IR gib-bo-RIM a-LA kha-KHAM va-yo-RED OZ miv-te-KHA
Exegesis
The proverb opens with ir {עִיר | ʿîr} ‘city’ in construct with gibborim {גִּבֹּרִים | gib-bō-rîm} ‘mighty men’, creating an image of a fortified stronghold.
In context — Proverbs 21:22
A wise person goes up against the city of mighty men and brings down the strength of its confidence .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 21:22, so the Hebrew word גִּ֭בֹּרִים (gibborim) 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.21.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.22.W2.S1) and character.