Proverbs 21:7:2Prov.21.7.W2TAB
יְגוֹרֵ֑ם
yegorem
“will sweep them away”
- Transliteration
- ye-go-REM
- Extended
- yeh-goh-REEM
- IPA
- /jə.goː.ˈreːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- will sweep them away
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-go-REM
- clause
shod-re-sha-IM ye-go-REM
- sentence
shod-re-sha-IM ye-go-REM KI me-a-NU la-a-SOT mi-she-PAT
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect verb yegorem {יְגוֹרֵ֑ם | yĕ-gō-rēm} expresses causation, showing that this violence actively drags them away.
In context — Proverbs 21:7
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to administer justice .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 21:7, so the Hebrew word יְגוֹרֵ֑ם (yegorem) 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.21.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.7.W2.S1) and character.