Proverbs 22:14:5Prov.22.14.W5TAB
זְע֥וּם
zeum
“one who is cursed”
- Transliteration
- ze-UM
- Extended
- zeh-OOM
- IPA
- /zə.ˈʕuːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- one who is cursed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ze-UM
- phraseyour reading level
ze-UM Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ze-UM Ye-ho-VAH yi-pol-yi-pal-SHAM
- sentence
shu-KHA A-mu-ka PI za-ROT ze-UM Ye-ho-VAH yi-pol-yi-pal-SHAM
Exegesis
The participle zə-ʿûm {זְע֥וּם | zə-ʿûm} ‘abhorred’ functions as a predicate to indicate divine disfavor.
Root and etymology
Rootzayin–ayin–mem
“to abhor”
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 22:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 22:14, so the Hebrew word זְע֥וּם (zeum) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.14.W5.S1) and character.