Proverbs 22:14:2Prov.22.14.W2TAB
עֲ֭מֻקָּה
amuka
“deep”
- Transliteration
- A-mu-ka
- Extended
- AH-mu-kaa
- IPA
- /ˈʕă.mu.qːaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- deep
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
A-mu-ka
- clause
shu-KHA A-mu-ka PI za-ROT
- sentence
shu-KHA A-mu-ka PI za-ROT ze-UM Ye-ho-VAH yi-pol-yi-pal-SHAM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the equative nominal clause shukhah {שׁוּחָ֣ה | šû-ḥāh} ‘pit’ and the qualifying adjective amuqah {עֲ֭מֻקָּה | ă-mūq-āh} ‘deep’, forming a vivid metaphor of danger.
In context — Proverbs 22:14
The mouth of forbidden women is a deep pit ; he who is abhorred by the LORD will fall there.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 22:14, so the Hebrew word עֲ֭מֻקָּה (amuka) 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.22.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.14.W2.S1) and character.