Proverbs 21:4:1Prov.21.4.W1TAB
רוּם־עֵ֭ינַיִם
rumenayim
“height of eyes”
- Transliteration
- rum-E-na-yim
- Extended
- room-EE-nah-yeem
- IPA
- /ruːm.ˈʕeːj.na.jiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- height of eyes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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
rum-E-na-yim
- clause
rum-E-na-yim u-re-khav-LEV
- sentence
rum-E-na-yim u-re-khav-LEV NIR re-sha-IM khat-TAT
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct phrase rum-einayim {רוּם־עֵינַיִם | rūm-ʿê-nāyim} ‘haughty eyes,’ where the adjective rum {רוּם | rūm} precedes the dual noun einayim {עֵינַיִם | ʿê-nāyim} to depict arrogance.
Root and etymology
resh–waw–memr–w–m
“to be high”
In context — Proverbs 21:4
Haughty eyes and an arrogant heart—the lamp of the wicked is sin .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 21:4, so the Hebrew word רוּם־עֵ֭ינַיִם (rumenayim) 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.21.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.4.W1.S1) and character.