Proverbs 23:10:5Prov.23.10.W5TAB
יְ֝תוֹמִ֗ים
yetomim
“orphans”
- Transliteration
- ye-to-MIM
- Extended
- yeh-toh-MEEM
- IPA
- /jətoˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- orphans
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ye-to-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
u-vis-DEI ye-to-MIM
- clause
u-vis-DEI ye-to-MIM al-ta-VO
- sentence
al-tas-SEG ge-VUL o-LAM u-vis-DEI ye-to-MIM al-ta-VO
Exegesis
The construct chain uvisdei yetomim {וּבִשְׂדֵ֥י יְתוֹמִ֗ים | wə-viš-dê yĕ-tō-mîm} ’in the fields of orphans’ consists of vav conjunction + preposition + noun in construct + noun in absolute specifying another object.
Root and etymology
י־ת־ם
“to be bereft of a father”
In context — Proverbs 23:10
Do not move an ancient boundary ; do not enter the fields of the fatherless .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 23:10, so the Hebrew word יְ֝תוֹמִ֗ים (yetomim) 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.23.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.10.W5.S1) and character.